Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa’s family allegedly amassed property worth billions of rupees during his term in office, November 21, Monday, Bloomberg report said.

An investigation has been ordered by the Pakistan government against its army chief General’s family.

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in a statement said he has taken serious notice of the illegal and unwarranted leakage of tax information of the family members of General Qamar Javed Bajwa.”

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s special assistant on revenue Tariq Mehmood Pasha will investigate the matter and submit a report in 24-hours.

Fact Focus news portal reported Bajwa’s family members became billionaires since his appointment to the powerful post in 2016.

The army has ruled Pakistan directly for almost half its independent history since its creation in 1947.

Since Bajwa took charge, his wife and other family members made investments in real estate and the oil business and transferred funds overseas, a Pakistani journalist living in the US, reported.

Bajwa will retire on Nov. 29 after six years in office.