If the Federal Government wants to add “Money Laundering” to FIA’s jurisdiction, which part of the Act will it amend?

The correct answer is The Schedule because the Schedule attached to the FIA Act serves as the specific master list of offenses that the agency has the authority to investigate.

• Step 1 (Jurisdictional Scope): The body of the FIA Act establishes how the agency functions, but 'The Schedule' lists the specific crimes (from the Pakistan Penal Code and other special laws) that the agency is allowed to investigate.


• Step 2 (Amending Mechanism): To expand or shrink the FIA's powers over new white-collar crimes like money laundering or electronic fraud, the federal executive branch publishes a gazette notification to update the entries inside this Schedule.


• Incorrect Options:
  
  
  
  • Section 4 is incorrect because Section 4 outlines the administrative hierarchy and powers of the Director-General, not the lists of crimes.
  
  
  • Preamble is incorrect because it serves as an introductory statement explaining the purpose of the law, holding no active statutory provisions or listings.
  
  
  • Section 10 is incorrect because Section 10 covers the repeal of older ordinances (like the Pakistan Special Police Establishment Ordinance, 1948).