ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has expanded the scope of investigation into the human trafficking scandal, involving an official of Royal Embassy of Thailand using fake documents to get visas for Afghan government officials, after new evidence emerged to establish a nexus between the Thai embassy official and some local travel agents.
In a major breakthrough, the Royal Embassy of Thailand has also offered to present its employee, namely Javed, before FIA for investigation. Moreover, Akhtar Traveling Agency owner has also been directed to be present at the FIA office today (Thursday).
The FIA also obtained a four-day physical remand of Idrees Fiazi, an Afghan national and owner of ARSA consultancy, who was involved in making fake documents of Afghanistan embassy and then using these for human smuggling.
According to FIA officials, Idrees Fiazi was in contact with Javed who was recruited through Najeebullah (a student of Comsats University) as a peon but was working on visa desk. The embassy official used to deliver the fake recommendation letters along with a fake stamp of Afghanistan Embassy in Islamabad, allegedly by Asim of Akhtar Traveling Agency, Blue Area, Islamabad.
FIA arrested Fiazi two days back from Islamabad and recovered 15 Afghan passports, a mobile phone, a laptop and some dollars from his possession. An FIA official requesting anonymity, told Pakistan Today that the agency had sent the laptop, mobile phone and other equipment for a forensic audit.
