KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has apprehended an alleged human trafficker.
According to an FIA spokesman, a travel agent, Ashraf Ali Siddiqui, was arrested after a deportee, Waseem Ahmed, was taken into custody for a probe. Ahmed told the FIA that his travel agent had demanded Rs1,700,000 to send him to Canada for permanent settlement.
Ahmed said he had handed over Rs250,000 to Siddiqui as advance payment, while the remaining money was supposed to be paid on reaching Canada.
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