ISLAMABAD: On Sunday, three Afghan individuals, two of whom were women, were apprehended at Islamabad International Airport while attempting to fly to Germany using forged credentials.
Shiba Ameen, Nida Kharoti, and Abdul Biyas Kharoti, according to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) sources, sought to go to the European country on fake residency papers. During the immigration procedure, however, it was discovered that all three had phoney documents and were immediately deported.
The Afghan nationals were later apprehended by the FIA and sent to the anti-human trafficking unit to be investigated further.
In recent months, the FIA has ramped its operations in Punjab against people traffickers and travel agencies who are involved in the business of issuing false visas under the guise of arranging employment and counselling.
The traffickers, according to officials, entice abroad job seekers, extort millions of rupees from them, and unlawfully transport them to Europe via Turkey and Greece across the Iranian border.
Many people are stranded in Greece’s snow-covered mountains, and dozens have perished in recent years.