The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has launched a money laundering probe against Hareem Shah over a viral video of a large amount of money being smuggled out of Pakistan.
A FIA Sindh spokesman said in a statement that the FIA had launched an investigation into money laundering against Hareem Shah.
He said details of the woman's visa, immigration and travel documents had been obtained and she was being prosecuted under foreign exchange laws.
The spokesman said that Hareem Shah's real name is Fiza Hussain.
He said the FIA had decided to write a letter to the UK's National Crime Agency, asking for action.
A FIA Sindh spokesperson said that in the video, the woman confessed to transferring huge amount of money. The woman had traveled from Karachi International Airport to Qatar (Doha) on the night of January 10.
He said that the woman had uploaded the video on Snack Video with huge amount of money and in the video heavy currency can be seen in the hands of the woman.
He said that illegal money transfer falls under the category of money laundering and investigation has been started by registering an inquiry against Hareem Shah.
He said that information was also being obtained from Pakistan Customs and Airport Security Force in the investigation.
In a viral video on social media, Hareem Shah claimed that she came out of the country with a large sum of money but was stopped by someone. However, she advised others to be careful while doing this. No one can stop me.
