{"id":48661,"date":"2025-07-06T18:22:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T18:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=48661"},"modified":"2025-07-06T19:08:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T19:08:37","slug":"fia-unearths-fake-pakistani-visa-scam-for-afghan-nationals-in-islamabad-lower-grade-staff-of-mofa-pid-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/fia-unearths-fake-pakistani-visa-scam-for-afghan-nationals-in-islamabad-lower-grade-staff-of-mofa-pid-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"FIA Unearths Fake Pakistani Visa Scam for Afghan Nationals in Islamabad &#8211; Lower Grade Staff of MOFA &#038; PID Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48673 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pakistani-Fake-Visa-Afghans-e1751828895112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"355\" \/>ISLAMABAD: Monitoring Desk &#8211; In a major crackdown, the Federal Investigation Agency&#8217;s (FIA) Anti-Human Smuggling Cell has unearthed a high-profile visa scam involving the fraudulent issuance of Pakistani e-visas to Afghan nationals using fake sponsorships, with alleged complicity of officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Information.<\/p>\n<p>According to the FIA spokesperson, two Afghan nationals Atif Ahmadzai and Ahmad Zaib\u00a0 were arrested during a targeted raid in Islamabad&#8217;s G-8 sector, while a case has been registered against six individuals. Two Pakistanis Aziz Ullah Afridi and Nadir Raheem Abbasi\u00a0 are also among arrested 4.\u00a0 Raids are ongoing to apprehend the remaining suspects.<\/p>\n<p>Saleh Moghal reprted for Express Tribune, the accused were reportedly operating out of car showrooms in the G-8 area, running a sophisticated racket that circumvented immigration procedures and compromised national security.<\/p>\n<p>The FIA stated that the entire operation facilitated unverified Afghan nationals in obtaining Pakistani e-visas within 24 to 48 hours, using forged sponsorship documents and stolen identification data, all without notifying intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The FIR, lodged by an FIA officer, claims that the scam was led by Samiullah Afridi, a lower-grade staffer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collusion with Malik Muneebur Rehman, a travel agent, Nadir Raheem Abbasi, an employee at the Press Information Department (PID) and several others.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aM4T8UCMty\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/uae-visa-is-banned-for-pakistanis-black-sheep-in-fia-police-overseas-ministry-connected-with-human-trafficking-mafia-are-responsible-for-deaths-in-boat-capsizes-governor-punjab\/\">UAE VISA IS BANNED FOR PAKISTANIS &#8211; Black Sheep in FIA, Police, Overseas Ministry Connected with Human Trafficking Mafia are Responsible for Deaths in Boat Capsizes &#8211; Governor Punjab<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;UAE VISA IS BANNED FOR PAKISTANIS &#8211; Black Sheep in FIA, Police, Overseas Ministry Connected with Human Trafficking Mafia are Responsible for Deaths in Boat Capsizes &#8211; Governor Punjab&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/uae-visa-is-banned-for-pakistanis-black-sheep-in-fia-police-overseas-ministry-connected-with-human-trafficking-mafia-are-responsible-for-deaths-in-boat-capsizes-governor-punjab\/embed\/#?secret=IyoGegIwSw#?secret=aM4T8UCMty\" data-secret=\"aM4T8UCMty\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Financial transactions were routed through the bank accounts of Afridi&#8217;s cousin, Abdul Aziz Afridi, who owns a car showroom in G-8 and is the brother of a Foreign Office official posted as the deputy head of mission in Kabul.<\/p>\n<p>A private bank account linked to Samiullah Afridi reportedly received nearly Rs40 million in suspicious transactions related to the visa racket.<\/p>\n<p>One of the arrested suspects, Atif Ahmadzai, an Afghan national from Nangarhar province, was found to be running an online travel agency that facilitated e-visa applications using fraudulent means, including forged sponsorships, bypassing formal financial channels and using hawala\/hundi methods for fund transfers.<\/p>\n<p>The gang provided urgent tourist visas within 24 to 48 hours for $750 (with 80% allegedly pocketed by Ministry of Information employees).<\/p>\n<p>They also offered other visa categories such as 10-day tourist visas, medical visas, and business visas, each for $350.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4l3VQG0LMT\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/poland-via-azerbaijan-human-smuggling-plan-failed-at-karachi-airport-indian-agent-involved\/\">Poland via Azerbaijan : Human Smuggling Plan Failed at Karachi Airport &#8211; Indian Agent Involved<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Poland via Azerbaijan : Human Smuggling Plan Failed at Karachi Airport &#8211; Indian Agent Involved&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/poland-via-azerbaijan-human-smuggling-plan-failed-at-karachi-airport-indian-agent-involved\/embed\/#?secret=vq764IpPkx#?secret=4l3VQG0LMT\" data-secret=\"4l3VQG0LMT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Monitoring Desk &#8211; In a major crackdown, the Federal Investigation Agency&#8217;s (FIA) Anti-Human Smuggling Cell has unearthed a high-profile visa scam involving the fraudulent issuance of Pakistani e-visas to Afghan nationals using fake sponsorships, with alleged complicity of officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Information. 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