FIA books 8 Pakistanis deported from Turkiye for violating immigration laws

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Pakistan has registered a case against eight Pakistanis deported from Turkey for allegedly violating immigration laws, according to a Sunday statement. The eight individuals had entered Turkey on work visas but allegedly began working elsewhere illegally, rather than joining the companies for which they had obtained visas.

Turkish authorities arrested the deportees, placing them in jail before deporting them back to Pakistan. The case against the eight has been initiated under Sections 3 and 4 of the Passport Act, 1974. The FIA emphasized its commitment to pursuing investigations into human smuggling and immigration law violations, indicating that the involvement of additional individuals or agents will be assessed during the ongoing investigation.

Meanwhile, the FIA Anti-Human Trafficking Circle in Rawalpindi recovered Rs3.8 million, believed to have been fraudulently obtained from a citizen, by promising work in Portugal and a work permit but ultimately failing to deliver. The recovered funds were returned to the complainant, Wajid Hussain, after an inquiry conducted by Sub-Inspector Ansa Tayyaba.

The FIA stressed that efforts to combat visa agents and those involved in human smuggling would persist, as directed by FIA Islamabad Zone Director Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bokhari.