A disturbing human trafficking operation has come to light at Sialkot Airport, involving multiple employees of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Qatar Airways.
The FIA has registered a case against ten individuals, including six of its own officers, who are accused of facilitating the passage of passengers attempting to travel to Canada and Europe on fraudulent documents.
The accused include FIA sub-inspectors Sulaiman Liaquat, Imran Shaukat, and ASI Sajjad Ahmed, as well as constables Faisal Nazir, Danish Ali, and Nadeem Mustafa.
Alongside them, two traffic assistants from Qatar Airways, Asif Masood and Osama Aslam, have also been named in the case, along with private individuals Mohammad Irfan and Umar Raza.
According to the FIR, a key incident occurred on December 14, 2023, when passenger Irfan was issued a double boarding pass for Milan, Italy, by Qatar Airways staff member Asif Masood. The passenger was subsequently cleared at immigration by Sub-Inspector Sulaiman Liaquat and Constable Nadeem Mustafa, despite possessing a passport that was later identified as fake due to photo alterations.
Irfan was deported from Doha and returned to Sialkot Airport on December 16, where he was allegedly assisted by Constable Mustafa and ASI Ahmed in evading detection upon his arrival.
In another case, passenger Arsalan Aslam attempted to travel from Sialkot to Montreal, Canada, using a counterfeit passport. He was cleared for departure by shift in-charge Imran Shaukat and Constable Danish Ali.
After being deported from Doha, Aslam returned to Sialkot, where he was allegedly facilitated by ASI Sajjad Ahmed and Constable Faisal Nazir, who altered his status to "Fake Pak Passport" to avoid scrutiny.
Following the allegations, an inquiry was launched within the FIA, and once the evidence was substantiated, a case numbered 687/24 was filed under the provisions of the Immigration Act of 1979 and the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).
