Lahore – August 07, 2026 (Kamran Raja):The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Lahore Zone, Anti Human Trafficking Circle Lahore, has conducted a successful operation against individuals involved in migrant smuggling and visa fraud, arresting three suspects.According to FIA officials, the arrested suspects have been identified as Asif Murtaza, Ejaz Mahmood, and Muhammad Arshad. The suspects were apprehended during separate raids conducted in Lahore and Sialkot.FIA officials stated that accused Asif Murtaza was allegedly operating an illegal visa agent office under the name of Al-Haram Technical Trade and Training Centre. The accused was reportedly deceiving citizens on the pretext of providing overseas employment without a valid license and receiving heavy amounts of money from them.
During the search, FIA recovered 18 Pakistani passports and other important documents from the possession of the accused.Meanwhile, suspects Ejaz Mahmood and Muhammad Arshad were allegedly involved in attempting to send the complainant’s son to Europe through Liby The complainant’s son is still missing.FIA has arrested the suspects and further investigation is underway.