TOBA TEK SINGH: Immigration officials of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) offloaded two passengers from a Saudi Arabia-bound PIA flight at Multan airport on Friday after recovery of fake visas and tickets for South Africa.

A spokesperson for FIA says that the passengers, identified as Muhammad Adeel and Umair Ali, residents of Sheikhupura and Gujranwala, respectively, were going to Saudi Arabia on Umra visas.

However, FIA officals foundfake visas and tickets for South Africa in their luggage, and offloaded them.

The officals say that both passengers intended to proceed to South Africa from Saudi Arabia illegally.

The passenegrs were handed over to the anti-human trafficking cell for further action, they added.

Published in Dawn, January 20th, 2024

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