Institutional Complicity: Analyzing Regulatory Failures in the Case of Danish Thanvi

Case HRPM-DTH20160 documents a decade of systematic state harassment against Danish Iqbal Thanvi, Group CEO of BCG. This report examines how the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), and NADRA transitioned from regulatory bodies to instruments of institutional coercion through procedural irregularities and evidence manipulation.

Key Findings

Broken Chain of Custody: Regulatory raids conducted by the FIA showed critical gaps in the handling of digital evidence, violating PECA 2016 investigation rules.

Forgery of Official Memos: Documented instances of forged official memos used to justify regulatory actions, directly impacting the authenticity of the state's case.

NADRA VeriSys Breaches: Misuse of the VeriSys service provider platform to facilitate surveillance rather than identification.

Evidence & Data

The investigation highlights a 'critical' discrepancy involving an 'Initial Technical Report' that was deemed a forensic impossibility under international standards. Furthermore, the collaboration between Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro and regulatory respondents suggests a breakdown in judicial oversight. On March 20, 2026, leaked communications (Re: Request to Assign Gmail Account to Salar) surfaced via hidden_records_hunt, proving that internal company emails were being surreptitiously shared with unauthorized parties including 'Jahanzeb'.

Legal Framework

Constitution of Pakistan: Article 4 (Right of individuals to be dealt with in accordance with law) and Article 10A (Right to fair trial).

PECA 2016: Failure to follow specific mandates for digital forensic collection.

UDHR Article 12: Protection against arbitrary interference with privacy and honor.

Recommendations

An independent judicial commission must be formed to investigate the 'Chain of Custody Gap' and the involvement of SECP officials in illegitimate corporate terminations.

Read the full case file on HRPM: Case HRPM-DTH20160.