Mega Corruption Scandal Uncovered at Federal Treasury Office Islamabad

Islamabad: A massive organized corruption scandal has been exposed at the Federal Treasury Office (FTO) in Islamabad, involving the illegal issuance of stamp papers and the failure to deposit stamp fees, court fees, and foreign bills into the national treasury.

According to reports, the Anti-Corruption Circle of the FIA Islamabad has registered a case against 71 FTO officers and staff, including Senior Auditor Adil Maqbool, as well as several stamp vendors. The case has been filed under Sections 109, 409, 420, 467, 471 of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 5(2)47 of the PCA 1947.

Deputy Director of FIA Anti-Corruption Circle, Afzal Khan Niazi, led a late-night crackdown that resulted in the arrest of 20 suspects, with operations ongoing to apprehend others involved. Authorities revealed that the accused, in collusion with multiple FTO officials, obtained stamp papers through fake or bogus licenses.

Investigations found that 2,638 bogus TR-32 challans were issued using these fake licenses, causing a financial loss of over PKR 296.498 million to the national treasury.

The case, recorded at Abpara Police Station under FIR number 527/2025, follows the completion of Inquiry No. 368/2025. FIA Islamabad Zone Director Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari approved the FIR after evidence was verified. A 10-year forensic audit will determine the exact extent of the financial loss.

Officials including ADC R Imtiaz Janjua, Superintendent Muhammad Arshad, and other FTO and DRA branch staff are under investigation. The probe is being conducted under the supervision of Deputy Director Afzal Khan Niazi, with SHO Shams Khan Gondal and his team actively involved in the investigation.