{
  "id": 8833029,
  "title": "FIA busts fake apostille network involving MoFA officials",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/fia-busts-fake-apostille-network-involving-mofa-officials",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T23:44:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2031436/fia-busts-fake-apostille-network-involving-mofa-officials"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad, Pakistan - The Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) Anti-Corruption Circle in Islamabad has dismantled an illicit operation allegedly involving Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) officials in the creation and utilization of counterfeit apostille stickers. The FIA raided several consultancy and courier offices in the basement of F&F Plaza, Aabpara, following credible intelligence, unearthing a network engaged in the production, distribution, and use of fraudulent apostille stickers, seals, and documents. Six Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, alongside 16 private individuals, have been implicated in the scheme. The accused sought substantial payments from victims under the guise of hastening apostille and attestation services, while allegedly offering bribes to MoFA officials. Fake apostille stickers have reportedly been circulating nationwide, potentially causing financial harm to the Pakistani government. An investigating officer, Inspector Arsalan Masood Khan, has ordered the three-day temporary detention of the arrested suspects.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Corruption Circle Islamabad has busted a network allegedly involved in the preparation and use of fake apostille stickers in connivance with officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). According to the FIA Islamabad Zone, the Anti-Corruption Circle carried out raids on multiple consultancy and courier offices in the basement of F&F…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "FIA busts fake apostille network involving MoFA officials",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/fia-busts-fake-apostille-network-involving-mofa-officials-8837683",
        "published": "2026-09-20T23:44:39.000Z"
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  "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."
}