Illegal issuance of stamp paper, non-submission of stamp duty, court fees and foreign bills to the national treasury exposed
A scandal involving systematic and large-scale irregularities has been uncovered at the Federal Treasury Office in Islamabad.
It has been revealed that the stamp papers were illegally obtained from the Federal Treasury Office (FTO), and the stamp paper fee, court fee and foreign banknotes were not deposited in the national treasury.
Following the exposure of this mega corruption scandal, the FIA Anti-Corruption Circle in Islamabad has registered a case against senior auditor Adil Maqbool posted in the FTO, along with 71 officials, civil servants and stamp sellers.
The case has been registered under sections 109, 409, 420, 467, 471 of the Pakistan Penal Code and section 5 (2) 47 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
According to the FIA, under the supervision of FIA Anti-Corruption Circle Deputy Director Afzal Khan Niazi, a late night crackdown was carried out to arrest the suspects. During the operation, 20 suspects were arrested, while efforts continue to arrest the remaining accused.
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Officials claim that the accused, with the alleged connivance of several officers and staff, submitted fake licenses to the FTO Islamabad and obtained papers for stamping. On the basis of these fake licenses, 2,638 fake TR-32 challans were issued, resulting in a loss of over Rs 296.498 million to the national exchequer.
Sources say that a case was registered against 71 FTO agents, officials and stamp sellers on completion of investigation no. 368/2025 and after receiving records of FIR No. 527/2025 from Aabpara police station. Approval to file the case was granted by FIA Islamabad Zone Director Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari following completion of investigation and emergence of evidence.
According to the FIR, the exact loss will be determined after a 10-year forensic audit.
During the investigation, the roles of ADC-R Imtiaz Janjua, Superintendent Muhammad Arshad and other officials of the FTO and DRA branches will be determined. Under the supervision of FIA Islamabad Anti-Corruption Circle Deputy Director Afzal Khan Niazi, SHO Shams Khan Gondal and his team are involved in the investigation.
