ISLAMABAD – Former ISI chief Faiz Hameed’s brother Najaf Hameed has been named in major land fraud scandal. As Faiz Hameed himself battles serious legal trouble, his brother, Najaf Hameed, has now come under the scanner of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Islamabad on explosive charges of forgery, fraud, and gross abuse of official power.
Najaf Hameed, who was posted as a patwari in the federal capital, is accused of orchestrating a brazen land grab involving one kanal of highly valuable government and private land. According to FIA investigators, the illegal transfer was carried out using meticulously forged documents, allegedly in collusion with revenue officials Abdul Zahoor and Khalid Munir.
The scandal surfaced during an FIA probe into land records at the Islamabad Patwari Circle, where officials uncovered a sophisticated web of fake registries and bogus property transfers that point to deep-rooted corruption within the system. In a shocking revelation, investigators found that while a full kanal of land was unlawfully transferred, the fraudulent paperwork recorded only a 10-marla transaction—deliberately masking the true magnitude of the crime.
According to the investigation, a Property Ownership Certificate (Fard Malkiat) for one kanal was initially issued in the name of Khalid Munir on November 12, 2009, by Najaf Hameed in his official capacity as patwari. Subsequently, Mutation No. 10644 dated February 16, 2010, showing the transfer of one kanal to the complainant, was entered by Najaf Hameed and later approved by Revenue Officer Abdul Zahoor on February 26, 2010.
However, the alleged fraud came to light on October 31, 2022, when complainant Mulazim Hussain approached the local patwari office to obtain an updated Fard Malkiat. He then discovered that only 10 marlas of land had been officially transferred in his name, despite records and documents indicating a transfer of one kanal.
The FIA maintains that fake and bogus registry and mutation documents were deliberately issued to misrepresent the actual land transfer, causing financial loss and depriving the complainant of his lawful property rights. The agency has termed the acts as criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, and misuse of official authority.
After Enquiry No. 229/2023, competent authority approved the registration of the case. FIA officials confirmed that a full-scale investigation has been initiated and warned that the roles of any additional individuals involved will be determined during the course of the probe.
Authorities say the tampering with official land records took place between 2009 and 2010, exposing years of manipulation that went undetected. Multiple sections of the Pakistan Penal Code related to forgery, fraud, and misuse of authority have been invoked, and the FIA has launched a full-scale investigation, including a thorough review of records to trace other possible accomplices.
The high-profile case has sent shockwaves through government circles and the public alike, raising disturbing questions about elite collusion and systemic corruption in Islamabad’s land administration.
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