Crime Reporter
LAHORE:The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration Wing foiled an attempt by a passenger to travel abroad using forged documents and off-loaded him at Allama Iqbal International Airport, on Thursday.According to an FIA spokesperson, the immigration staff intercepted a passenger, Waheed Ashraf, who was attempting to travel to Kyrgyzstan on flight KA582. The passenger, resident of Sahiwal, was found carrying a passport bearing a fake protector sticker of the Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment.The spokesperson said the State Life Insurance receipt submitted by the passenger for protector processing also turned out to be fake. During preliminary inquiry, the accused revealed that he had obtained the fake protector from an agent named Naseer in exchange for Rs 80,000.
The passenger has been handed over to the FIA Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Lahore for further legal action, added spokesperson.
