Islamabad: Pakistan’s investigative and civic agencies have launched formal inquiries into alleged frontmen, suspicious financial transactions and undisclosed properties linked to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman, with several government departments examining the financial affairs of his close associates and family members.
Political rivals have repeatedly accused Fazlur Rehman of holding benami (proxy-owned) assets. However, the latest scrutiny, reported in October and November 2026, involves active inquiries and notices from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Capital Development Authority (CDA) and National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
According to reports, the FIA’s Commercial Banking Circle summoned Amanullah, a close associate of Fazlur Rehman, in early November 2026 but he disappeared from the scene and never reported to FIA officials. Investigators are examining suspected money laundering, hawala and hundi transactions, concealed assets and other questionable financial dealings allegedly involving him.
The investigation has also drawn attention to House No. 7, Street 83, Sector G-6/4, Islamabad, where Fazlur Rehman currently resides. Official property records reportedly show that the house is registered in Amanullah’s name and was transferred to him on May 23, 2019, for a declared value of Rs50 million.
The FIA and FBR are examining the property’s financial trail, including the source of funds used for its acquisition and whether its declared transaction value was deliberately kept below market rates to evade taxes.
Further details emerging about Amanullah indicate that he is a contractor with business interests in several sectors and is alleged to have acted as a frontman for Fazlur Rehman.
Amanullah belongs to the Chaman area of Balochistan. His permanent address is recorded as Gharibabad, Post Office Killi Haji Muhammad Khan, Chaman, Qilla Abdullah District, Balochistan.
He reportedly operates several businesses, including Mount Hayat Hotel & Resorts, situated opposite Jamia Masjid (run by JUIF) in the main bazaar of Naran.
He also maintains an office on the fifth floor of the Real Arcade Business Center in Gulberg Greens, Islamabad, from where he reportedly manages his contracting projects and other business affairs in the region.
According to the information emerging about his business interests, Amanullah owns or is associated with the following business entities:
1. ASQA Enterprises
2. Achakzai Properties
3. Achakzai Real Estate (Private) Limited
4. Al-Wadaq Associates
5. M. Azam Younis & Company
He is also reported to have undertaken contracting projects worth billions of rupees.
One of the most significant aspects of the inquiry concerns 16 allegedly suspicious bank accounts through which approximately Rs395.67 million (Rs39 crore, 56 lakh and 70 thousand) was reportedly transferred under questionable circumstances.
Investigators are examining transactions conducted under different business names and profiles that allegedly lack consistency with one another and do not correspond with the nature, volume or standard procedures of the financial activities involved.
The matter has reportedly been referred to the FBR for inquiry and investigation under the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, and applicable anti-money laundering laws.
The financial authorities are expected to examine the sources of funds, the nature of the transactions, the business entities involved and whether the reported transfers were supported by legitimate commercial activities and appropriate tax documentation.
Another significant development reportedly took place on November 3, when Amanullah’s name was added to the Exit Control List (ECL) and the Provisional National Identification List (PNIL).
According to the information circulating about the investigation, Amanullah has not been traceable since then and has failed to respond to notices reportedly issued by the FIA, NAB and CDA.
His reported absence and non-response to the notices have raised further questions about the financial and property-related inquiries. However, the circumstances surrounding his whereabouts and his response to the authorities’ actions have not been independently established.
The central questions facing investigators concern the legitimacy of his business activities, the sources of the funds transferred through the 16 bank accounts, the ownership and financing of the Islamabad residence used by Fazlur Rehman, and the nature of his financial and business relationship with the JUI-F chief.
If the business activities and financial transactions are legitimate, investigators will need to establish whether the relevant documentation, tax declarations and money trails support them.
The investigation is also taking place amid media reports in November 2026 that complaints alleging tax evasion and concealed income have been submitted to the FBR against members of Fazlur Rehman’s family and some of his associates.
Those reportedly named in the complaints include his son Assad Mahmood, brother Lutfur Rehman and Senator Kamran Murtaza.
The developments have consequently brought renewed attention to the financial affairs of the JUI-F leadership and its wider network of business associates.
Another question being raised in the political and media circles is whether the recent restlessness reportedly displayed by Fazlur Rehman and members of his family is connected to the government’s action against the business network allegedly associated with his close aide.
The network has been described by critics as a potential source of substantial and sustained financial benefits for the JUI-F chief. The ongoing inquiries by the FIA, FBR, NAB and CDA are expected to establish whether the properties, business interests and financial transactions under scrutiny have legitimate sources and ownership records or involve violations of Pakistan’s tax, financial and anti-money laundering laws.
