The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered a case against the ex-finance minister Shaukat Tarin over his alleged audio leak. As per details, the case was registered against under section 124 (A) and 505 (A). In the audio call leak the ex- finance minister can be heard talking about not cooperating with International Monetary Fund (IMF). The audio leaks were of call with the former finance ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab Taimur Saleem Jhagra and Mohsin Laghari.

The federal government directed the FIA to carry out investigation. The former finance minister was summoned by the FIA but he failed to satisfy the investigators. They said that Shaukat Tarin is trying to hide the truth. Earlier, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said the higher authorities granted permission to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to arrest former finance minister Shaukat Tarin.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP