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- ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has reportedly declared former federal minister for communications Maulana Asad Mahmood a willful defaulter and fugitive from questioning in an inquiry into alleged irregularities in Pakistan Post recruitment while separate claims about two properties in Islamabad’s G-6/4 sector have also drawn attention.
- FIA summons and proposed action According to the reported inquiry record, Asad Mahmood was summoned on October 30 to appear before FIA investigators on November 2 at the agency’s Islamabad office.
- A subsequent inquiry note reportedly stated that the summons had been served but Asad Mahmood did not appear at the appointed time.
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has reportedly declared former federal minister for communications Maulana Asad Mahmood a willful defaulter and fugitive from questioning in an inquiry into alleged irregularities in Pakistan Post recruitment while separate claims about two properties in Islamabad’s G-6/4 sector have also drawn attention.
According to documents cited in a report by Minute Mirror the case concerns FIA Inquiry No. 197/2026 and 4,252 permanent appointments allegedly made during Asad Mahmood’s tenure as communications minister from April 2022 to August 2023.
The FIA Anti-Corruption Circle, Islamabad reportedly found that 2,646 appointments were made against abolished posts while another 314 were allegedly made without budget allocations or the required clearances from the Establishment and Finance divisions. The remaining 1,292 appointments were also allegedly carried out in violation of recruitment rules.
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