The Sindh High Court (SHC) has stopped the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from taking action against controversial TikToker Hareem Shah in a money laundering case.
It all started when FIA had asked the State Bank of Pakistan to freeze all bank accounts held by the TikToker last week. The move came after Hareem’s lawyer filed an urgent petition against the FIA’s inquiry in a money laundering case on behalf of her husband, Syed Bilal Hussain Shah.
The petitioner nominated the FIA director, federal Ministry of Information Technology, PTA, and SBP as respondents and challenged FIA’s call-up notice issued to Hareem on January 13.
Hareem’s lawyer informed the court that despite FIA’s orders for freezing the social media celebrity’s bank accounts, she wants to cooperate with the Agency in the probe but fears being arrested upon her return from the United Kingdon.
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The lawyer assured the court that Hareem would join the inquiry as soon as she gets back to Pakistan. At this, the SHC granted Hareem an exemption from the summon issued by the FIA till her return from London and restricted the Agency from any coercive action against the celebrity.
The court also summoned FIA Sindh’s official responsible for conducting the probe in a personal capacity on the next hearing, due in the first week of March.
