The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Multan Zone has arrested six suspects in separate cases involving overseas employment fraud and the alleged issuance of Pakistani identity cards to Afghan nationals.
The Multan Composite Circle arrested four suspects over scams involving work visas for Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Iraq, Belarus and Spain, while the Bahawalpur Composite Circle arrested two suspects over the alleged issuance of Pakistani computerized national identity cards (CNICs) to Afghan nationals.
Among those arrested in the visa fraud cases, proclaimed offender Muhammad Imran allegedly took Rs. 800,000 to arrange a Saudi Arabia work visa but neither secured the visa nor returned the money. The FIA arrested him in Vehari on October 27.
The agency arrested Zeeshan Akram, also from Vehari, a day earlier for allegedly taking Rs. 300,000 to arrange a Dubai work visa. On October 26, the FIA arrested proclaimed offender Qamar Zaman in Bahawalpur for allegedly taking Rs. 900,000 to arrange Iraqi work visas for a complainant’s two sons.
The agency also arrested Munawar Ali on October 20 over an alleged Rs. 75.1 million fraud involving promises of work visas for Belarus and Spain. The FIA said he and his accomplices failed to arrange the visas or return the money.
Separately, the Bahawalpur Composite Circle arrested Asif Bashir and Shahzad Ahmad on October 21 over their alleged involvement in issuing Pakistani CNICs to Afghan nationals.
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