Asif Merchant’s bank accounts being probed

Investigation is also being carried out to ascertain how money was sent through non-banking channels

By Our Correspondent
August 11, 2024
Asif Merchant. — US Department of Justice/File

KARACHI: Investigation agencies are looking into the bank accounts of Asif Merchant, a Pakistani man arrested in the United States for allegedly plotting the assassination of a political figure, organising rallies and stealing official documents.

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Apart from the details of the accounts, the investigation is also being carried out to ascertain how money was sent through non-banking channels.

Sources say the interior minister has also given orders to the National Database Registration Authority to block the National Identity Card of Asif Raza Merchant.

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