KARACHI – A senior officer of the Sindh government was arrested over espionage for Iranian intelligence agency and money laundering in Karachi.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and intelligence agencies arrested Syed Wisal Haider Naqvi in a joint operation.
Naqvi was working at the State Bank of Pakistan’s subsidiary House Building Finance Company (HBFC) as a grade-19 officer.
He was allegedly found involved in money laundering and providing funding to the Iranian agents in Pakistan.
Intelligence agencies have arrested a senior government officer of HBFC Syed Wisal Haider Naqvi who was working for Iranian intelligence.
Reportedly, he was involved in money laundering & financing different groups in Pakistan at the behest of Iranian intel… pic.twitter.com/ShHpHbaJGd— Nokto Furenzo 🇵🇰 (@NadirFaraz2) February 9, 2022
Reports said that he was allegedly running a money-laundering network to finance Iranian “assets” in Pakistan.
In January, security forces had arrested 13 members of the Iranian espionage network.
Earlier in October last year, FIA arrested 10 Iranian nationals for allegedly acquiring Computerised National Identity Cards (CNIC) in connivance with some officials of Nadra.
