The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)'s Counter-Terrorism Wing Islamabad claimed on Thursday to have arrested three more suspects who were involved in issuing fake Pakistani identity cards, machine-readable passports, and Saudi work visas to Afghan nationals and other foreigners.
The Agency has so far arrested five members of the organised gang. Muhammad Alam Zeb, Asif Khan, and Haroon Rashid were arrested on a tip-off.
The gang was found to be facilitating Afghan nationals in fraudulently obtaining Pakistani CNICs, passports, and Saudi work visas. Alam Zeb was involved in issuing Saudi work visas on Pakistani passports to 31 Afghan nationals, Asif Khan to four Afghan nationals, and Haroon Rashid to 58 Afghan nationals.
Two other suspects, Muhammad Ishaq Khan and Syed Ehsan Shah, were arrested on Tuesday last. Investigations revealed that Ehsan Shah facilitated 580 Afghan nationals, while Ishaq Khan arranged Saudi work visas for 22 Afghan nationals, all using Pakistani passports.
In total, these suspects have been accused of fraudulently processing Saudi work visas for 693 Afghan nationals using Pakistani documents.
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