ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested two key suspects in separate cases involving fake apostille stickers fraud and illegal kidney transplantation.
In the first case, the FIA arrested a suspect, who accordingto preliminary investigation was an important member of an organised network that cheated citizens by affixing fake apostille stickers on documents.
In the second case, the FIA Anti-Corruption Circle Islamabad arrested a man in connection with case No. 60/2026. Preliminary investigation showed that he had been facilitating illegal kidney transplant operations.
The FIA said further investigation was under way in both cases to ascertain the exact role of the suspects and identify their possible associates and facilitators. The scope of investigation was being widened to trace other elements involved in the two networks.
The agency said it had already arrested several suspects in both cases, and described the latest arrests as another significant development in the ongoing
investigations.
Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2026
