Cashier and jeweller arrested over fake gold scheme
By The BriefBrief
FIA arrested a PPCBL cashier and a jeweller for replacing pledged gold with fake and underweight jewellery.
WHO:Federal Investigation Agency (FIA); Abdul Razzaq and Tahir Mahmood
WHAT:Arrested suspects for allegedly replacing pledged gold jewellery with fake and underweight jewellery under the Gold Finance Scheme
WHEN:Reported Aug 4, 2026 at 8:20 AM ET
WHERE:Faisalabad, Pakistan
WHY:The arrests followed an FIA operation into alleged replacement of pledged gold with fake and underweight jewellery under the bank’s Gold Finance Scheme.
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