Pakistani TikToker Harim Shah has been investigated by the country’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for money laundering. ANI reported that the probe was launched after Shah claimed in a video that he had traveled from Pakistan to the UK with a large sum of money. The video, originally posted on the social media platform Snack Video, showed her sitting with a pile of two pounds, before revealing that she was first flying a ‘huge sum’ from Pakistan to London. was taken away, as Dawn reports. According to the Federal Income Bond, travelers can bring any amount of any foreign currency into Pakistan, but there is an unconditional limit of USD 10,000 on foreign currency withdrawals. The FIA said in a statement that Shah has been under the radar with regard to foreign exchange laws. And their visa and travel documents will also be reviewed.
Pakistani publication The Express Tribune reported that Shah had flown to Doha on January 10. An FIA spokesman said officials had decided to write a letter to Britain’s National Crime Agency urging action against Shah. According to ANI, details were also sought from Pakistani customs and airport security forces.
What was actually in the video that was at the center of the controversy? In this, Harim Shah said: “I was first bringing in large quantities from Pakistan to Britain. When you bring the amount, you have to be careful because you can put yourself in trouble,” quoted by The Express Tribune. Said that no one can stop him and he easily took money out of Pakistan.
This is not the first time that Shah has been at loggerheads with the government. In 2019, a video that went viral on social media showed him walking into the High Security Office of the Ministry of External Affairs in Islamabad. She could be seen walking around the conference room of the office as Hindi and Urdu songs were playing in the background. In another video, he can be seen sitting on the External Affairs Minister’s chair. According to Jio TV, orders have been given to investigate the matter. The News reported that while purifying the air, she also went to the PM House during Nawaz Sharif’s tenure and Shah Mehmood Qureshi was like a father figure to him.
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