The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has successfully foiled two separate attempts to travel abroad using forged documents, exposing a network of human trafficking agents and document tampering. In one case, five passengers were offloaded at Islamabad International Airport en route to Hong Kong, while in another incident, a man was arrested at Lahore airport attempting to travel to Romania on a fake visa.
Five Passengers Offloaded in Islamabad Over Fake Family Documents
According to an FIA spokesperson, five individuals — Bushra, Amjad Ali, Alizeh Shaheen, Muhammad Adnan, and Zeeshan Ali Khan — were intercepted at Islamabad Airport while trying to board a flight to Hong Kong via Thailand visit visas. Upon investigation, authorities found that only Amjad Ali was genuinely related to Bushra, while the other three were falsely presented as her children using forged family documentation.
Further inquiries revealed that the families of these passengers had paid Rs15 million each to an agent who manipulated NADRA records, fraudulently adding the individuals to the family tree of a man named Ijaz Ali with a registered address in Swabi.
In reality, the three passengers originated from different cities: Alizeh Shaheen from Sargodha, Muhammad Adnan from Attock, and Zeeshan Ali from Khushab.
The Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Islamabad has taken over the investigation. Officials are now expanding their probe to include NADRA and passport department employees, along with a Pakistan Airport Authority official accused of facilitating the passengers’ travel.
Man Caught at Lahore Airport with Fake Romanian Visa
In a separate operation at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, FIA immigration officers arrested Abdul Rashid, who attempted to board flight FZ-360 to Romania using a forged work visa.
During immigration checks, officials noted discrepancies in Rashid’s documents. Upon verification, the Romanian visa was confirmed as fake, although it was accompanied by an authentic Protector of Emigrants sticker on his passport.
Initial questioning revealed that Rashid had obtained the fake visa after paying Rs1.8 million to two agents, identified as Muhammad Munir and Muhammad Zaman. He has been handed over to the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Lahore for further legal action.
These incidents underscore the growing concern over human smuggling networks and the use of forged documents to bypass immigration systems. The FIA continues to crack down on such activities, vowing to pursue both the perpetrators and the officials complicit in these schemes.
