Sugar scandal FIA lodges case against PTI's Jahangir Tareen, son

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 04 Jan 2023

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has on Wednesday lodged a case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen and his son Ali Tareen for their involvement in the sugar scandal.

Jahangir Tareen’s family, including their son-in-law, has been accused of committing fraud of Rs 325 billion. The amount was moved from Jahangir Tareen’s JDW company to his son-in-law’s unfunctional paper factory and was then transferred to the accounts of the Tareen family.

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Furthermore, a case has also been filed against Jahangir Tareen’s right-hand man Rana Naseem who was former agriculture secretary. Sources familiar with the matter have informed that Rana Naseem was involved in embezzlement while purchasing sugarcane. He worked as a chief financial assistant in Tareen’s company.

It is pertinent here to mention that the FIA had lodged case against Jahangir Tareen earlier also.