ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top investigation agency on Sunday said that it has closed its investigation into a case of alleged money-laundering and tax evasion, against renowned singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan because of lack of evidence.
FIA’s Lahore Zone additional director confirmed that the authority has closed the probe against Khan and others, in accordance with the recommendations of FIA’s field inquiry unit.
The FIA senior officer said there is no evidence found against Khan in any illegal currency smuggling activities.
According FIA Lahore, a probe was launched in January against the singer and 182 other frequent commuters who have travelled out of country for work from Lahore International Airport.
The data of 182 travellers was given by the deputy director of Immigration at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport.
Therefore, the proceedings were launched to find any frequent traveller found in currency smuggling. The name of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was also added in the frequent list of travellers.
However, based on records, nothing has been found against the singer to establish that he had committed money laundering.
Khan’s previous manager Salman Ahmed recently said that the singer had made over Rs8 billion in over 12 years from both local and international musical events.
Ahmed had requested the Pakistani authorities to look into the matter, but sources inside the concerned departments have said that Khan has paid his taxes on time.
Previously, the FBR issued several notices to Rahat Fateh Khan in tax matters.
