Overview

• Over half of Pakistan’s senior bureaucrats have allegedly purchased property in Portugal using illicit funds, according to Khawaja Asif’s August 6 statement on X
• Asif accused a senior aide to former Punjab CM Usman Buzdar of receiving Rs 4 billion in “salami” at his daughter’s wedding as a sign of unchecked graft
• He warned that many officials are pursuing Portuguese residency or citizenship as a quiet exit from accountability in Pakistan
• Top Indian intelligence sources called the case a classic example of elite asset laundering under diplomatic immunity and FATF blind spots
• Pakistan’s civil service has not formally responded to the allegations, prompting calls for an independent probe and greater transparency