Illegal issuance of stamp papers, non-submission of stamp duties, court costs, foreign commercial instruments to the National Treasury exposed
A scandal involving large-scale systematic irregularities has been uncovered at the Federal Treasury Office in Islamabad.
It was revealed that the stamp papers were obtained illegally from the Federal Treasury Office (FTO) and that the stamp paper fees, court fees and foreign instruments were not deposited into the National Treasury.
Following the revelation of this mega corruption scandal, the Islamabad FIA Anti-Corruption Circle filed a case against the senior auditor Adil Maqbool posted at the FTO, along with 71 officers, civil servants and stamp sellers.
The case was 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 Deputy Director of the FIA Anti-Corruption Circle, Afzal Khan Niazi, a crackdown operation was carried out late in the night to arrest the suspects. During the operation, 20 suspects were arrested, while efforts to arrest the remaining accused continue.
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Officials say the accused, with the alleged collusion of several officers and staff, submitted fake licenses to the FTO Islamabad and obtained stamp papers. Based on these fake licenses, 2,638 fake TR-32 challans were issued, causing a loss of over Rs296.498 million to the national exchequer.
Sources said a case was registered against 71 FTO agents, officials and stamp sellers after completion of Inquiry No. 368/2025 and after receiving FIR No. 527/2025 files from Aabpara police station. Approval for filing the case was granted by FIA Islamabad Zone Director Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari after completion of investigation and emergence of evidence.
According to the FIR, the exact loss will be determined after a 10-year forensic audit.
The roles of ADC-R Imtiaz Janjua, Superintendent Muhammad Arshad and other officers of FTO and DRA branches will be determined during the investigation. Under the supervision of Deputy Director FIA Anti-Corruption Circle Islamabad Afzal Khan Niazi, SHO Shams Khan Gondal and his team are engaged in the investigation.
