Overview

• The FIA froze the bank accounts of Asad Ali Toor’s relatives and multiple parrot sellers nationwide without formal charges or public explanation
• The action began in April when Karachi seller Rozi Khan’s account was shut under an FIA directive and has since spread to traders in Lahore, Sargodha and Rawalpindi
• In May the Islamabad High Court ordered restoration of Toor’s personal account after ruling the agency’s claims of anti-state investigations and money laundering were unjustified
• Toor, a YouTuber with 335,000 subscribers who spends over Rs50,000 monthly on rare parrots, discovered his freeze only after a cousin’s account was blocked
• Legal advocates warn the case exemplifies misuse of financial powers and wildlife regulations to curb dissent and inflict collateral harm