ISLAMABAD, Nov 24 (APP): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration Unit at Islamabad International Airport foiled an attempt to travel illegally to Europe under the guise of an Umrah visa and off-loaded a passenger attempting to misuse travel documents.
An official told APP on Monday that FIA Immigration intercepted a passenger, Muhammad Usman, who was travelling to Saudi Arabia on flight PK-713 using an Umrah visa but was found suspicious during immigration clearance.
During initial interrogation, it was revealed that the passenger had been in contact with multiple agents and had previously been deported from Italy earlier this year for illegal migration.
The spokesperson said FIA officials also recovered a tampered European resident card from the passenger’s mobile phone, adding that the card carried an altered expiry date. The passenger had planned to enter Europe using forged documents after reaching Saudi Arabia.
He added that the suspect was subsequently handed over to the FIA Composite Circle Gujranwala for further legal proceedings.