{
  "id": 10335129,
  "title": "FIA Arrests Islamabad-Based Consultancy CEO for Alleged Rs. 1.6 Million UK Student Visa Scam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/fia-arrests-islamabad-based-consultancy-ceo-for-alleged-rs-1-6",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-28T01:49:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/28/fia-arrests-islamabad-based-consultancy-ceo-for-alleged-rs-1-6-million-uk-student-visa-scam/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested the CEO of an Islamabad-based consultancy, Wasil Azad, for allegedly defrauding a woman in a UK student visa scam. Azad, along with his associates including directors Salman and Zulqarnain, and visa consultant Saadia, are accused of processing a UK student visa application for Muhammad Zahid’s wife, for which the complainant allegedly paid £4,000. However, the accused allegedly failed to submit the visa application and required documents before the deadline, resulting in the applicant being unable to travel to the UK and losing the amount. The FIA has registered a case against Azad under Sections 18 and 22 of the Emigration Ordinance 1979, along with Sections 420, 506, and 109 of the Pakistan Penal Code.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}