Overview
- An Islamabad High Court judge rejected Dr Fazeela Abbasi’s petition to stop the case, which let the Federal Investigation Agency restart its inquiry.
- FIA officials report at least 22 bank accounts tied to her with about Rs2.5 billion in total transactions, far above her reported annual income.
- Investigators say money moved to the United States and the UAE and point to possible hawala and hundi use, which are off‑book cash transfer networks that bypass banks.
- The high court directed investigators to proceed under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, and a separate FIA case targets an allegedly unregistered clinic.
- Actor Hamza Ali Abbasi said he is not under investigation and warned media against linking him to the case, and records cited in reports show only Dr Fazeela is named as the accused despite one joint family account.