The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned model and actor Nadia Hussain for questioning in connection with a multi-million rupee embezzlement case involving her husband, Atif Mohammad Khan, who was arrested last month. According to an FIA notice issued on Tuesday, scrutiny of Khan’s bank accounts revealed that Hussain “beneficially received Rs26.418 million” in her salon’s business accounts during the same period her husband allegedly committed corporate fraud.
Khan, the former CEO of Al-Falah Securities, was arrested by the FIA on March 8 following a complaint by the company’s board chairman. The agency’s investigation found that between February 2016 and December 2023, Khan transferred Rs1.429 billion from Al-Falah Securities’ accounts into his own. While Rs1.322 billion was later returned, the FIA claims he embezzled Rs107.185 million and caused trade losses that ballooned his outstanding debt to the company to Rs539 million.
The notice directed Hussain to appear before the FIA’s Corporate Crime Circle on April 14 with relevant documents to defend the transactions linked to her salon. The agency has permitted her to present evidence supporting her claims regarding the funds.
This isn’t Hussain’s first brush with the FIA recently. Last month, the agency initiated an inquiry against her under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) after she accused an impersonator posing as an FIA official of attempting to extort Rs30 million for her husband’s bail. In a series of Instagram videos, Hussain shared screenshots and voice notes allegedly from the fraudster, who demanded Rs5 million upfront in cash.
While the FIA confirmed the existence of the extortionist—a fraudster using a senior official’s photo—it criticized Hussain for making “unfounded and baseless allegations” on social media instead of reporting the matter to the FIA’s Cyber Crime Reporting Centre. The agency warned that such accusations against its officials constitute a criminal offense.
Hussain later apologized, clarifying she had no intention to disrespect the FIA, but the inquiry against her remains ongoing. As the investigation unfolds, the case continues to draw public attention, with the FIA tightening its scrutiny over financial irregularities and alleged misconduct.
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