Ex-Pakistani spy chief’s name surfaces in Swiss bank data leak

KABUL (Pajhwok): Former Pakistani Spy Chief Gen. Akhtar Abdul Rahman is one of thousands of figures from around the world who have been exposed in a massive leak of secret banking data from a leading Swiss bank, according to a media report on Monday.

Dubbed the ‘Suisse secrets’, this massive trove was provided to Süddeutsche Zeitung, a German newspaper, by a whistle-blower and claims to have exposed the secret wealth of clients notorious for drug trafficking, money laundering and corruption.

According to the newspaper, an account was opened in the name of three of General Akhtar’s sons in 1985, even though the general never faced charges of stealing aid money. Years later, the paper said, “the account would grow to hold $3.7 million, the leaked records show.”

“As the head of the Pakistani intelligence agency, General Akhtar Abdur Rahman Khan helped funnel billions of dollars in cash and other aid from the US and other countries to the mujahedeen in Afghanistan to support their fight against the Soviet Union,” a report in the NYT said.

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