Summary
- NAB SUB-OFFICE IN DI KHAN – OPERATION AGAINST SMUGGLING MAFIAS* NAB has established Sub-Office in DI Khan under Grade-20 officer covering DI Khan, Upper Waziristan, South Waziristan and Tank to launch full-spectrum operation against smuggling, black money, Hawala/Hundi, capital flight, NCP vehicles, narcotics, illegal arms, tax evasion.
- Customs convoy attacked by armed men trying to retrieve drugs – attack repelled with help of security forces 5 Upper South Waziristan: Police foiled smuggling of 2 NCP vehicles in Sararogha 6 Customs Islamabad seized Rs 4.59 Billion goods and vehicles in 855 cases July 2025-Sept 2026 *Five Mafias Identified:* Mafia Area & Method **Cross-Border Smuggling Syndicate** Via Angoor Adda, Kharlachi, Mughalkot, Darra Pezu using buses, Prado, Hiace with concealed compartments for illegal weapons, ammunition, imported vehicles, cigarettes **Hawala/Hundi and Black Money Operators** In DI Khan, Tank, Wana bazaars laundering through petrol pumps, plazas, housing societies in DI Khan, Peshawar, Islamabad, Dera Ghazi Khan – linked to capital flight, black money, money laundering, currency smuggling **NCP Vehicle Mafia** With showroom owners in Malakand, DI Khan, Tank, Dera Ghazi Khan **Drug Trafficking Network** Afghan-origin narcotics (Ice, charas, poppy seeds).
- 1,200 kg charas worth Rs 5.4 Billion near M-2 Motorway and 15 kg Ice in DI Khan same network **Tax Evasion Facilitators** Contractors who took advance for small dams in Karak, Kohat and abandoned work, solar tube-wells on private land, tobacco cess evasion, luxury hotels evading FBR taxes, land acquisition and hospital procurement irregularities in DI Khan *Official Statement:* “Our purpose is to conduct full spectrum large-scale operation in those districts where large-scale smuggling, black money, Hawala/Hundi, capital flight, smuggled vehicles, drugs, illegal arms, tax evaders, corruption and assets made through illegal means have become routine.
PESHAWAR / DI KHAN : KP’s mining licenses have grown from 482 in 2010 to 4,917 today, with record revenue of Rs 7.43 billion. Simultaneously, the same districts – DI Khan, Upper Waziristan, South Waziristan and Tank – are now under a full-spectrum operation against smuggling and tax evasion.
_This investigation is based only on Department of Minerals Record March 2025, NAB Investigation August 2025, OGDCL Notifications, and FBR/Customs official data. There is no allegation against Pakistan Army, China, SIFC or the Federal Government in this report._
*1. OFFICIAL LICENSE FIGURES*
Year Licenses Revenue
2010 482 –
2016-17 – Rs 2.17 Billion
2020 1,762 –
Feb 2024 3,962 –
2023-24 – Rs 6.4 Billion
Now (2024-25) 4,917 (4,133 Settled + 784 Merged) Rs 7.43 Billion
Out of 4,917, only *one license is with FWO – Boya Dagan, North Waziristan 2015*. All other 4,916 were issued by the provincial government. FWO’s Muhammad Khel Copper Project is country’s second largest copper site with *3.5 million tons reserves*, 400 workers (70% local), and from 2019 till now *22,000 tons copper extracted.*
In last 18 months, 40 licenses held by private individuals were cancelled as part of corrective measures. Security institutions played a positive role in cancellation to ensure transparency.
*2. THE INDUS GOLD BLOCKS – NAB FINDINGS*
After 20 years of no auction, government auctioned 4 out of 17 blocks in October 2024 for 10 years at *Rs 1.10 billion per block (Total Rs 4 to 4.6 billion)*.
NAB Investigation August 2025 Details
Violation 1 Reserve price kept low
Violation 2 Bidding rules violated
Violation 3 Lease further sublet
Violation 4 No income record, no environmental NOC
Excavator Charge Rs 5 lakh per excavator per week (Second report: Rs 5-7 lakh)
Total Machines 1,500 excavators running
Weekly Earning Rs 1.05 billion per week (Report 2: Rs 75 crore to Rs 1.05 billion)
2015 geological study estimated *0.21 to 44.15 grams gold per ton* was ignored. 2022 mapping stopped in November 2023. 200 illegal machines were seized earlier and FIRs registered by provincial authorities.
Government says blocks given to private companies. No allegation against any federal institution or SIFC.
*3. PHOSPHATE SCANDAL*
Item Official Record
Quantity 175,258 Metric Tons illegally extracted
Location Kakol Guzara Forest, Abbottabad
Period 2010-2018
Loss Rs 74 Crore to Rs 84.80 Crore
Contractor Zar Gul Khan, resident of Kakol
Status Given formal lease in 2018 in violation of law. 14 officers of Minerals Department also nominated. Action on locals’ complaint.
*4. COAL, OIL & GAS*
Sector Official Data
**Coal Report 1** 90 Million tons in Hangu/Orakzai and Cherat/Nowshera (out of 185 Billion tons Pakistan)
**Coal Report 2** 91 Million tons – 2 Million proven, 5 Million indicated, 84 Million inferred
**Coal Report 3** 120 Million tons in Hangu Formation
**Cherat Mines** 90-100 mines, 1,000-1,200 workers
**Baragzai X-1, Kohat** 5,300 barrels oil + 17 Million gas + 15 tons LPG daily
**Nashpa Well No.4, Karak** Additional 330 barrels + 7.7 Million gas, saving $59.8 Million in import bill
*5. VERIFIED NAMES – ONLY COURT / NAB RECORD*
Holder Record
**A) Indus Mining Company (Jahangir Khan Tareen)** 2 granite mines: 24 April 2010 and January 2013 – both in ANP government. Lease first to Nisar Ahmad Sultan (1993), then Hazara Minerals (1998), then Tareen (2010). Royalty Rs 3.5 million per month vs ordinary Rs 250,000. Proof: KP Minister Ziaullah Afridi statement at Press Club
**B) FWO** Boya Dagan (2015) – only one license among 4,917. Positive contribution with local employment and copper production
**C) Remaining 4,874 licenses** Mostly marble owners of Buner, Mohmand, Bajaur, Swat (Ziarat White Marble), coal owners of Hangu, Cherat, and OGDCL, MOL, PPL for oil & gas (federal level)
**Court Order** Peshawar High Court in 2024 ordered Chief Secretary and Secretary Minerals to provide revenue, agreements and beneficiary details – not provided till date. Lawyer Malik Ajmal filed case stating “Agreements are being deliberately hidden from public.” 500 new applications under consideration with Chief Minister
**Aleema Khan’s Son** No verified mineral contract of Aleema Khan’s son in official record
*6. NAB SUB-OFFICE IN DI KHAN – OPERATION AGAINST SMUGGLING MAFIAS*
NAB has established Sub-Office in DI Khan under Grade-20 officer covering DI Khan, Upper Waziristan, South Waziristan and Tank to launch full-spectrum operation against smuggling, black money, Hawala/Hundi, capital flight, NCP vehicles, narcotics, illegal arms, tax evasion.
*Official Statistics:*
No Official Data
1 FBR Member Customs told NA Standing Committee on Finance: Smuggling caused Rs 750 Billion loss to documented economy. FBR plans to recover Rs 250 Billion via Digital Enforcement Stations
2 Senate Standing Committee on Interior: $1 Billion annual loss in tobacco sector due to tax evasion and illicit manufacturing in ex-FATA, PATA, KP
3 DI Khan Customs destroyed contraband worth Rs 1.03 Billion: 283,191 kg betel nuts, 203,100 sleeves cigarettes, 95,975 kg China salt, Indian medicines, gutka, naswar (seized over 3 years)
4 Aman Mela checkpoint DI Khan: 15.35 kg Ice worth Rs 910.2 Million hidden in inverters in bus. Total seizure Rs 925.2 Million with vehicle. Customs convoy attacked by armed men trying to retrieve drugs – attack repelled with help of security forces
5 Upper South Waziristan: Police foiled smuggling of 2 NCP vehicles in Sararogha
6 Customs Islamabad seized Rs 4.59 Billion goods and vehicles in 855 cases July 2025-Sept 2026
*Five Mafias Identified:*
Mafia Area & Method
**Cross-Border Smuggling Syndicate** Via Angoor Adda, Kharlachi, Mughalkot, Darra Pezu using buses, Prado, Hiace with concealed compartments for illegal weapons, ammunition, imported vehicles, cigarettes
**Hawala/Hundi and Black Money Operators** In DI Khan, Tank, Wana bazaars laundering through petrol pumps, plazas, housing societies in DI Khan, Peshawar, Islamabad, Dera Ghazi Khan – linked to capital flight, black money, money laundering, currency smuggling
**NCP Vehicle Mafia** With showroom owners in Malakand, DI Khan, Tank, Dera Ghazi Khan
**Drug Trafficking Network** Afghan-origin narcotics (Ice, charas, poppy seeds). 1,200 kg charas worth Rs 5.4 Billion near M-2 Motorway and 15 kg Ice in DI Khan same network
**Tax Evasion Facilitators** Contractors who took advance for small dams in Karak, Kohat and abandoned work, solar tube-wells on private land, tobacco cess evasion, luxury hotels evading FBR taxes, land acquisition and hospital procurement irregularities in DI Khan
*Official Statement:* “Our purpose is to conduct full spectrum large-scale operation in those districts where large-scale smuggling, black money, Hawala/Hundi, capital flight, smuggled vehicles, drugs, illegal arms, tax evaders, corruption and assets made through illegal means have become routine. NAB has been given a special task. A sub-office has been established in DI Khan headed by Grade-20 officer covering Upper Waziristan, South Waziristan and Tank besides DI Khan, especially to completely eradicate smuggling through Pak-Afghan border.”
With new sub-office, complaints can be filed locally instead of going to Peshawar. First time NAB has created dedicated border-focused unit to recover undeclared currency, disrupt Hawala and seize assets beyond means.
*ALLEGATIONS WITHOUT OFFICIAL RECORD (For Transparency)*
Allegation What Official Record Says
**1- The matter of Aleema Khan’s son** Sher Afzal Marwat’s allegation: “Aleema Khan’s son is roaming around the city freely, same allegations on him as on Hassan Niazi” and “There is no bigger traitor than Aleema Khan, she has destroyed the party” – No lease number, company name, date, NAB reference or court document given
**2- Excavator companies of PTI ministers** Allegation: 1500 excavators on Indus bank operated through companies owned by PTI ministers – Written in investigative report / column, NAB did not disclose company names
**3- Allegation of Army control** PTI social media allegation: Army has taken over KP minerals. Official denial: In whole province army has only 1 license (Boya 2015), 40 licenses army itself got cancelled. But despite this, PTI, merely to defame Pakistan Army and create hatred against them among public and to incite local people against them, with the intention and purpose and malicious designs, has been spreading this for a long time among innocent public inside and outside the country, despite having its own government and access to all official records
**4- Claim of 5 Billion Dollar smuggling** Claim of parliamentary committee / media that 5 Billion Dollars worth of gold / gems is being smuggled. Official export shown as only 8 Million Dollars, but there is no customs or FBR record for 5 Billion
**5- Murad Saeed and Aleema Khan nexus** Allegation on social media that Murad Saeed and Aleema Khan together controlled mines – No document, only political rhetoric. Minute Mirror is trying to access official record. As soon as documents become available, readers will be immediately updated
**6- Chinese investor case** Allegation: Chinese company invested millions, lease cancelled and given to another local company – Company name, lease number, amount – nothing in official notification, only mention of complaint in SIFC
**7- Damil Iron and Mega Parachinar Frontman** Allegation in press conference of Mine Owners Association (Sept 2025) that former officers took leases through frontman and gave fake audit report – Name, date, audit report number – nothing public
*Summary:* All these things are in TV talk shows, YouTube, TikTok and press conferences, but there is no proof of them recorded on paper of NAB, court or Department of Minerals. And Minute Mirror’s investigation in this regard is ongoing.
