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FIA initiates inquiry against Nadia Hussain under Peca for ‘baseless allegations’ against officials

FIA initiates inquiry against Nadia Hussain under Peca for ‘baseless allegations’ against officials

The model shared videos on Instagram claiming to have been approached by a fake FIA official.
Updated 14 Mar, 2025

An inquiry has been initiated by the FIA against model turned actor Nadia Hussain under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act after it claimed she levelled “unfounded and baseless allegations against FIA officials”.

Hussain’s husband, Atif Muhammad Khan, was arrested by the FIA on March 8 in a case relating to embezzlement of funds during his tenure as CEO of Al-Falah Securities, according to an FIA press statement issued on Friday. The criminal inquiry against him was initiated on the complaint of the chairman of the Al-Falah Securities board of directors.

On Friday night, the FIA conducted a raid on her home in Karachi’s DHA and seized her mobile phone as part of the investigation into the charges against her. The FIA’s Additional Director Cyber Crime Reporting Centre Karachi, Shahzad Haider, told Dawn that they received information from the agency’s zonal office in Karachi that Hussain had levelled charges of bribery against the FIA’s Karachi director.

In the press note, the FIA Karachi Zone spokesperson said that after an “exhaustive” inquiry, it had been “unambiguously substantiated that Atif Mohammad Khan embezzled Rs540 million from Al-Falah Securities CLSA Pvt Ltd by misusing his position as its CEO and committing such acts which constituted criminal breach of trust, falsification of accounts and books, fraud and forgery”.

While her husband was in custody, Hussain took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a series of videos in which she said a man impersonating a police official had been trying to extort money from her in exchange for her husband being granted bail.

“Regarding the case, time and the courts will tell,” she said, adding that she had been cautioned by her lawyers not to say much about the case. After praising the FIA’s corporate crime department and expressing her gratitude to them for ensuring her husband was comfortable, she said her video was not about the case at all.

Instead, she spoke about a man who identified himself to her as “director of the FIA Karachi Zone” and said he attempted to extort Rs30 million.

She said that she initially believed the man was an actual FIA official, but soon realised he was an impersonator attempting to defraud her. In her post, she included screenshots of conversations and voice notes purportedly sent to her by him.

She said he wanted Rs5 million in cash within 15 minutes to be sent by her driver to him and then the rest of the amount the next day.

Hussain said she had already reported the man to the FIA and will be talking to Nadra officials to ask how her family members’ phone numbers “were so easily available”.

In the press statement, the FIA Karachi spokesperson confirmed the existence of the extortionist, calling them a “fraudster using photo of a senior FIA official as DP” who demanded a bribe from Hussain, adding she was advised by the FIA to report it immediately to its Cyber Crime Reporting Centre in Karachi.

“However, she chose otherwise and resorted to her social media account to hurl unfounded and baseless allegations against FIA officials, which is a cognisable offence under the law.”

Hussain has not publicly addressed the FIA investigation.

Comments

Fast comment Mar 14, 2025 09:40pm
Celebrities shouldn’t be harassed like this. Yes law is applicable to all. The rule of law must prevail.
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Laila Mar 14, 2025 09:40pm
Well considering how not-corrupt and unbiased the system and law enforcement is, and how justice is never denied but also served fairly, how victims are not persecuted or in danger in Pakistan Pakistan, I am sure, this should go well.
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Sagheer Qureshi Mar 14, 2025 11:57pm
FIA, Is doing good job, some people have no worth understand that they are ABOVE THE LAW this culture should be smashed
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john Mar 14, 2025 11:57pm
Pakistan is the new North Korea!
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Nadeem Shah Mar 15, 2025 12:06am
can't arrest people for saying things, this is crazy.... I just built my house in Lahore, I'm thinking moving to Pakistan might not be a good time.
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Ronny Mar 15, 2025 12:43am
Good that elite class is also getting arrested for white collar crimes
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Sher Mar 15, 2025 12:48am
Surprised by efficiency of govt depts when It comes down to what they want to do.
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Guest 2025 Mar 15, 2025 02:49am
I saw the short videos Nadia Khan posted. Never was there a more self entitled and haughty persona than that of this 'has been' model turned 'C' grade actress.
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Asim Mar 15, 2025 04:16am
got what she deserves - all people who touch the celerity status somehow feel they can get away with their crimes ! wish and hope law enforcement would deal with her and her husband in the manner they deserve
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Rashid Nazeer Mar 15, 2025 05:32am
Barrey log - barri batain
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Heathen Mar 15, 2025 08:51am
Ofcourse she’s going to be harassed and bullied. Banana republic’s “institutions” favourite hobby is to let criminals, border smugglers, property scammers off the hook while making an example out of honest people who just made the mistake of venting their frustration.
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Salman Yusuf Mar 15, 2025 11:38am
Think very carefully, before moving to Pakistan. Remember this is not the Pakistan of the 50s or 60s.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Mar 15, 2025 01:57pm
Unfortunately, imposters and fake people are everywhere.
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khalid Mar 15, 2025 02:45pm
The FIA should not arrest her. She can talk openly on social media about being extorted by an agency's official. The thing they should do is to arrest the man who impersonated as an FIA official. I'm sick of officials trying to preserve the sacred image of their institution in the society by suppressing any untoward criticism.
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UR. Mar 15, 2025 04:39pm
The authorities have all the rights to run the enquiry. People should stop poking their nose in affairs not related to them. FIA should go "FULL THROTTLE"
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Laila Mar 15, 2025 10:17pm
@Nadeem Shah Get out. That's my best advice to you. If you have investments or properties there, liquidate them and transfer/invest elsewhere. This country is unsafe, unstable and regressive on every sense of the word. Also you need to consider family politics. I have seen (elder) people come back because they think they will be more at home. The end up alone and only appreciated for their money.
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Laila Mar 15, 2025 10:19pm
@Heathen I know, right? One only needs to opens news paper to see how fair our system is. Its paradise for criminals and hell for victims.
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Faheem Anwar Mar 16, 2025 02:57pm
Social media influence is being used.....She should file a complaint first then share the videos.
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Laila Mar 16, 2025 06:25pm
@Asim But there hasn't been a trial only indictment so we can't know what she deserves or not. There are two sides in this matter.
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Laila Mar 16, 2025 06:34pm
@Faheem Anwar This is Pakistan. Police can refuse to file her complaint as they do with average victims every day even though FIR is a basic citizens right. Worse she can go missing or end up dead. Its on her best interest to keep things public.
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