No take-off: Four arrested for fake documents
FIA says 4 people were trying to fly abroad on forged documents.
LAHORE:
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested four people for trying to fly abroad on forged documents, FIA officials said. They said they arrested Bakht Afsar, a resident of Swat, from a Malaysia-bound flight TG346 at Allama Iqbal International Airport. He told them he had paid Rs100,000 to get a fake visa from a travel agent. Iftikhar Ahmad, a resident of Narowal, was off-loaded from the same flight, officials said. Ahmad said he had paid Rs350,000 to Muhammad Boota to get fake documents. They said Abdul Wahab, a resident of Mandi Bahauddin, had been arrested from a South Africa-bound flight, EK623. He had a fake business visa, they said. Haider Ali of Sahiwal was arrested from a New York-bound flight, PK 721.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 17th, 2014.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested four people for trying to fly abroad on forged documents, FIA officials said. They said they arrested Bakht Afsar, a resident of Swat, from a Malaysia-bound flight TG346 at Allama Iqbal International Airport. He told them he had paid Rs100,000 to get a fake visa from a travel agent. Iftikhar Ahmad, a resident of Narowal, was off-loaded from the same flight, officials said. Ahmad said he had paid Rs350,000 to Muhammad Boota to get fake documents. They said Abdul Wahab, a resident of Mandi Bahauddin, had been arrested from a South Africa-bound flight, EK623. He had a fake business visa, they said. Haider Ali of Sahiwal was arrested from a New York-bound flight, PK 721.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 17th, 2014.