Pakistan Forex scam case
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In November 2008 Munaf Kalia (CEO of
On March 5, 2011, the directors of Khanani and Kailia International and four bankers were acquitted of all charges due to lack of evidence. The judge cited the prosecution's failure to present evidence that directly implicated the defendants.[2]
Background
Since the depreciation of the
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The Special Civil Court of Lahore, ordered that more than 14 names of different people involved in the
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On November 10, 2008, the State Bank of Pakistan suspended the licence of Khanani and Kalia for 30 days and debarred KKI's head office, branches, franchises payment booths and currency exchange booths from undertaking any kind of business for violating its rules and regulations.[4]
On December 10, 2008, the State Bank of Pakistan suspended the licence of Khanani and Kalia for an indefinite period of time. The suspension order further stated that the company's headquarter, branch offices and/or franchise cannot carry any business dealings.[5]
In August 2009, a second foreign exchange company in Pakistan Zarco Exchange was accused of similar allegations and also had its license revoked and forced to shut down.
In December 2010, the Special Court (offences in banking) Lahore said that due to lack of evidence it saw no reason that Zarco Exchange should not request a revival of its license from the State Bank of Pakistan, and in February 2011, its CEO was released by the Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) after it said it decided to no longer pursue the case.[6] In April 2011, Zarco Exchange's license was restored and the business started operating again.
On March 5, 2011, the directors of Khanani and Kailia International and four bankers were acquitted of all charges due to lack of evidence.[2] However, the FIA complained about the acquittal and said it had provided enough evidence. In response, the Supreme Court of Pakistan had an independent judge investigate the acquittal.[7] Following the acquittal, a separate action by the FIA appeared to have failed due to mistakes that meant evidence provided to the court was missing important information.[8]
Hawala business
The government's action against Hawala trade, which involves international network of currency dealers for making unrecorded payments in each other's countries, was one step in the series of the forex scam case.[9][10] These steps were taken at a time when the rupee depreciated by 30 percent against the dollar since the beginning of 2008.
References
- ^ a b "Arrested money dealer admits link to forex scam - GEO.tv". Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ a b "Hawala case: Khanani and Kalia acquitted". The Express Tribune. March 5, 2011.
- ^ "The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News".
- ^ "The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News".
- ^ "Govt suspends Khanani & Kalia?s license - GEO.tv". Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-06. Jang Group of News
- ^ "Man accused of illegal Rs67b transfer freed". The Express Tribune. February 8, 2011.
- ^ "Khanani and Kalia: Acquittal being investigated by SHC". Khabrain. 2011-03-14. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "FIA set to lose another Khanani & Kalia case". Dawn.com from the newspaper. April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Hundi system to be smashed: Rehman | Pakistan | News | Newspaper | Daily | English | Online". www.nation.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08.
- ^ "'Hundi' system may foil investigators". USA Today. September 30, 2001.