Mohsin Naqvi orders stern crackdown on major Hawala-Hundi operators
Chairing a high-level meeting at the FIA Karachi Zone office on Tuesday, the minister stressed the need for targeting the “big fish” operating within the hawala-hundi network.
"Launch indiscriminate action against this mafia without yielding to any kind of pressure," Naqvi instructed, emphasizing the importance of dismantling the financial crime syndicates undermining the country’s economy.
During the meeting, the interior minister also expressed concern over the growing influence of the beggar mafia, stating that it is tarnishing Pakistan’s international image.
He directed authorities to take firm action not only against local operatives but also against agents involved in trafficking beggars abroad, terming it a serious human trafficking concern.
The minister said that a comprehensive strategy should be adopted against the agent mafia that are sending professional beggars abroad.
Mohsin Naqvi said that these professional beggars are harming Pakistan’s image, so effective measures must be taken to discourage professional beggars.
He said that all the agents who have gone into hiding should be apprehended with the cooperation of all other provinces.
He said that all those professional beggars who are being deported from foreign countries should be arrested on arrival.
The minister further directed to adopt zero tolerance policy against all those persons who were involved in selling fake medicines.
Mohsin Naqvi said that the people who are involved in selling fake medicine deserve imprisonment.
The minister also ordered to take strict action against non-customs paid goods. He directed strict action against such persons as per law, who were taking more than $5,000 foreign currency while travelling abroad.
FIA Karachi Zone Director Nauman Siddique briefed the Interior Minister about issues and performance of the Karachi Zone.
Additional Director-General FIA South Mujahid Akbar Khan, Director Karachi Zone Nauman Siddique, Deputy Director Anti-Money Laundering, Deputy Director Immigration, Deputy Director Anti-Corruption, and all assistant directors and relevant officials of FIA South were present during the meeting.
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