FIA arrests Azam Khan Swati in prohibited funding case

ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been arrested PTI Leader, Senator Azam Khan Swati from Chak Shehzaad’s farm house.

According to initials details Senator Azam Khan Swati has been arrested in the prohibited funding case by FIA. Around 3am, FIA detained the senator from his residence in the federal capital.

Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Corporate Banking Circle on Tuesday lodged a case against 11 people including the former prime minister Imran Khan in the prohibited funding case.

A day earlier, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) had granted protective bail to PTI Chairman Imran Khan till October 18 in the prohibited funding case against surety bonds of Rs5,000.

According to the First Information Report (FIR), the accused nominated in the FIR has violated the Foreign Exchange Act.

Sardar Azhar Tariq, Saifullah Niazi, Syed Younas, Amir Kiyani, Tariq Sheikh, and Tariq Shafi have been nominated in the FIR.