The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) immigration authorities detained four passengers at Jinnah International Airport after they were allegedly found involved in begging activities in Saudi Arabia.
According to an FIA spokesperson, the action was taken by the Immigration Shift A upon the passengers’ arrival from Jeddah. The passengers were identified as Huzoor Mai from Lahore while the other three belonging to Multan were identified as Rashid Ahmed, Inayat and Inayati who had returned to Pakistan from Saudi Arabia.
After being granted immigration clearance, the passengers were stopped by Inspector Ghazala Noreen on suspicion and subjected to detailed questioning. During interrogation, the passengers reportedly admitted that they had travelled to Saudi Arabia on Umrah visas and were involved in begging during their stay.
They disclosed that they had travelled to Saudi Arabia multiple times for the purpose of begging. During a search, authorities recovered foreign and local currency from their possession. The recovered amounts included 6,500 Saudi Riyals and PKR33,500, 2,815 Saudi Riyals, 2,255 Saudi Riyals and PKR560, 2,450 Saudi Riyals, 50 UAE Dirhams, 65 Euros, and PKR20,200.
Additionally, a passport belonging to a woman identified as Najjo Mai, a resident of Multan, was recovered from the luggage of one of the passengers. In the light of the findings, all the four passengers were taken into custody and handed over to the FIA’s Anti-Human Trafficking Circle (AHTC) Karachi. Further investigations are under way
