ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have registered a case against model Sanaullah Abbasi (EX DG FIA), Sophia Mirza, former accountability advisor Shahzad Akbar and others on the request of an overseas Pakistani Umar Farooq Zahoor for conspiracy, forgery and misuse of public office.
A Norwegian origin Pakistani businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor approached the Secretariat police station in Islamabad and registered a case, alleging that Sophia Mirza and Mirza Shahzad conspired to create a fabricated story against him by misusing authority and using undue influence.
Umar Farooq’s Mian Ali Ashfaq said there was overwhelming evidence against the accused persons and conviction is possible through efficacious and robust prosecution of this matter. The applicant’s counsel stated that Islamabad police should make every effort to bring Shahzad Akbar into the fold of inquiry and prosecution of this matter, including arrest through Interpol.
Umar Farooq Zahoor alleged that both Sophia Mirza (also known as Sofia Mirza and Khushbakhat Mirza) and Shahzad Akbar conspired against him and intentionally misled former PM Imran Khan’s cabinet by not disclosing to the federal cabinet that he was ambassador-at-large of Liberia for Middle East and South East Asia including Pakistan and that criminal prosecution was not possible for a diplomat in a family dispute.
He also accused two senior officers of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of being part of the conspiracy against him.
The application says: “ Shehzad Akbar, Sofia Mirza and Sanaullah Abbasi (EX DG FIA), with criminal intent and consultation with each other, got registered FIR No 36/20 and 40/20 in FIA CCC Lahore and Shehzad Akbar and Sanaullah Abbasi with criminal intent by misusing their position and authority pressurized the investigation officers of the case especially Umaid Butt, Deputy Director AHTC, Syed Ali Mardan Shah Inspector FIA ACC, Habib Ur Rehman Inspector FIA/AHTC, Hina Khan IP/SHO Banking Crime, Beenish Rehman SI/SHO Anti-Corruption, Uzma Ashiq SI/SHO Corporate Crime to prepare a forged and fabricated warrant of arrest of the applicant to enable them to get red warrant from Interpol. They further prepared a fake warrant of arrest and order of court after consultation with each other with criminal intent and prepared another fake non bailable warrant of arrest against applicant.”
His further alleged that the accused “prepared false, fabricated and forged documents for submission to the court and used the same as original one, and on the instructions and will of Sanaullah Abbasi (EX DG FIA), to mislead the Supreme Court with a fake, false and fabricated report dated 12-01-2022 was prepared.
