Man sentenced to 41-year term for sending 92 nurses abroad on fake papers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Islamabad zone, has secured the conviction of two accused involved in sending 92 nurses to Saudi Arabia on fake experience certificates, with the court awarding a total of 41 years’ imprisonment and imposing fines of over Rs9 million on the main culprit. According to FIA and court records, Judge of the Special Court (Central), Rawalpindi, Abdul…
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Islamabad has convicted two individuals for sending 92 nurses to Saudi Arabia using fake experience certificates. The court sentenced the main culprit Ghulam Zulfiqar Ali, also known as Mian Zulfiqar, to 41 years in prison and imposed fines totaling over Rs9 million. Zulfiqar was also ordered to pay Rs9.2 million in compensation to the 92 victim nurses.
His accomplice, Ghulam Fareed, received a three-year sentence and a Rs200,000 fine for his role in the scheme. The sentences were pronounced on September 23, 2024, in a special court case registered under various sections of the Pakistan Penal Code, Emigration Ordinance, and Prevention of Corruption Act.
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