Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has confirmed the arrest of a most wanted human trafficker on FIA red book who was involved in the June 2023 Greece boat capsize, local media reported on Friday. The accused was earlier serving as a constable in Pakistan’s Elite Force. In January, the arrested trafficker had resisted and attacked a FIA team during a raid conducted in Majra Shumali village of Pakistan’s Gujrat district. Police had booked him for attempted mur…
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Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) As many as 109 Pakistani nationals were among at least 2,722 persons from the Asia-Pacific region who died or disappeared around the world in 2025 while trying to enter other countries illegally, Pakistani media reported citing the latest stats released by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). This marked the second consecutive year when over 2,700 people have died across the world, exposing the persistent risks faced by migrants and an urgent need to stre…
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) offloaded two passengers from a plane at the Multan International Airport over their alleged attempt to use umrah visa for entering Europe, local media reported. A FIA spokesperson said that immigration staff took action at Multan airport during routine screening of outbound passengers. Two Pakistani nationals – Sikander Alam and Noor Islam – were heading to Saudi Arabia for performing Umrah. However, initial probe raised s…
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) Pakistan has resumed deportation of undocumented Afghan refugees through the Torkham border after the border was reopened for one-way pedestrian movement after its month-long closure due to clashes between Kabul and Islamabad, local media reported on Friday. In recent weeks, tensions have escalated between Afghanistan and Pakistan due to airstrikes, artillery fire, and accusations from both sides.Officials at a temporary transit point set up near the Hamza Baba mausole…
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) An elderly woman, who was allegedly born in Bangladesh and was trafficked and sold in Pakistan some 35 years back, has filed a petition in Lahore High Court against the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for offloading her from a Dhaka-bound flight, local media reported. Razia Bibi (58) filed the plea through her lawyer Ali Changezi Sandhu and requested the court to impose a fine on the FIA for offloading her, allegedly without any reason, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn r…
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) An incident involving two individuals trying to travel to France on forged credentials, uncovered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) at Islamabad International Airport, exposes a nexus between immigration fraud, abuse of official authority in Pakistan, and the continuous challenge of illegal migration, a report has stated. “While it initially involved two individuals attempting to travel to France on forged credentials, the implications extend well beyond a routin…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Composite Circle booked a case against three of its officers, along with their accomplices over alleged corruption, bribery, extortion and abuse of authority.The accused have been taken into custody after the corruption scandal surfaced in the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Gujranwala.The NCCIA allegedly released suspects involved in online fraud cases after accepting bribes of “millions of rupees,” the rep…