RAWALPINDI, Jan 14: The Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) immigration staff on Friday stopped a woman from boarding Kuwait Airway flight KU-206 after she was found involved in human trafficking and also arrested six other persons who were being taken to Greece by her, the immigration authorities said.

Rehana Kausar hailing from Sargodha was taken into custody by immigration staff as her travel documents were found forged during the check-in at Benazir Bhutto International Airport.

A senior official of the immigration department revealed that while check-in was in progress a woman along with six men approached the immigration desk for clearance. He said when she showed her travel documents they were found forged and she along with six young men was stopped from loading the plane and later booked.

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