PESHAWAR: The Federal Investigation Agency on Sunday arrested four persons, including an Afghan national, for attempting to obtain Pakistani citizenship for the foreigner, officials said.

They said that the accused persons were arrested from the regional office of the National Database and Registration Authority in the provincial capital.

A statement issued by the FIA’s Anti-Corruption Circle said that the accused, including Siddiqullah, Samiullah, Fayaz Khan and Younas Khan, were arrested for allegedly involved in illegally obtaining Pakistani citizenship for Siddiqullah.

It said that Siddiqullah was an Afghan national and had tried to obtain Pakistani citizenship through forged documents, adding that Samiullah pretended to be his father at the Nadra office.

The statement said that the other accused persons, Fayaz Khan and Younas Khan, appeared at the Nadra office as witnesses and verifiers, and had illegally confirmed Siddiqullah’s Pakistani citizenship by providing fake certificates.

The statement said that the accused persons were arrested and charged under relevant sections of the law, adding that an investigation was underway.

Published in Dawn, November 10th, 2025