The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Human Trafficking Circle (AHTC) Karachi has conducted a major raid against the manufacture and sale of unregistered and counterfeit medicines, arresting four suspects.
The raid was carried out on the directives of the FIA Karachi Zone director under the supervision of the Karachi AHTC deputy director . Acting on intelligence, the FIA registered an inquiry No. 835/2026 and formed a special team to conduct the operation.
The FIA team, in the presence of officials from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap), raided a factory located in Bhains Colony, District Malir . During the raid, four suspects — Dr Salman, Younis, Kashif Shah Khan, and Imdad Shah — were arrested. They were allegedly involved in manufacturing and selling counterfeit and unregistered medicines .
Authorities recovered a large quantity of suspicious medicines, syringes, packing material, labeling equipment, a packing machine and a mixing machine from the site. According to the FIA spokesperson, the suspects confessed during the initial interrogation to producing fake medicines. All seized items were taken into custody after fulfilling legal formalities.
A case was registered against the suspects, and a court granted their six-day physical remand for further investigations.
Proclaimed offender
The FIA’s Commercial Banking Circle (CBC) Karachi has arrested a proclaimed offender wanted in a fraud case during a targeted operation. The arrested suspect, identified as Nasir Khan, son of Noor, had been absconding since 2020 to evade arrest .
According to the FIA, the suspect was nominated in the FIR No 07/2020 for allegedly opening a fake bank account in collusion with accomplices and bank officials. Using the fraudulent account, the accused reportedly issued cheques to purchase various goods, deceiving members of the public. The spokesperson added that the cheques later bounced due to insufficient funds, causing financial losses to citizens. The suspect was also wanted in another case registered at the Mithadar police station .
