Tag: Fia

FO urges ‘restraint’ over fake marriages issue

--Spokesperson says Pakistan and China working closely to take culprits to the task  --79 suspects, including Chinese nationals, arrested so far LAHORE: Days after China denied reports...

FIA busts another Chinese human trafficking gang, nets 13 suspects

LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday busted another human smuggling cell and arrested 11 Chinese nationals and two Pakistanis from Lahore’s Johar Town...

FO urges World Bank to resolve Pakistan-India water issues

--Says no meeting scheduled between Qureshi and Sushma in SCO moot --Refuses to comment on arrests of Chinese nationals over human trafficking charges --Says Aasia Bibi...

FIA arrests 14 Chinese nationals in more raids

--China asks citizens to stay away from the fake illegal marriage counsellors In an on-going crackdown against Chinese cartels involved in human trafficking through fake...

Eight Chinese men involved in human trafficking arrested by FIA

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday arrested eight Chinese men involved in trafficking Pakistani girls to China for the purpose of selling them into prostitution. According...

SC rejects Defence Ministry’s report, FIA’s plea to close Asghar Khan...

--Court gives Defence Ministry four weeks to submit fresh report on progress of implementation of case verdict --FIA again pleads SC to close case, says...

FIA lifts travel ban on Anwar Majeed’s female family members

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday disposed of a petition when it was informed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) that the...

Court extends journalist’s bail in ‘cyber-terrorism’ case

A Karachi court on Wednesday extended the interim pre-arrest bail of journalist Shahzeb Ali Shah Jillani, who is facing the so-called charges of cyber...

ATC orders FIA to submit reply in KKF money laundering case

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday sought reply from top officials of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in a case pertaining to money laundering through...

Hawala agents arrested, dollars worth Rs420m recovered

Three agents involved in the Hawala and Hundi business were arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday and dollars worth Rs420 million...

SHC grills FIA over poor performance in missing persons case

 KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday expressed annoyance at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) over its poor performance pertaining to the recovery of...

FIA directed to probe change in FPSC qualifying criteria

ISLAMABAD: The Senate's Standing Committee on Cabinet on Tuesday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to probe the issue of deletion of word “or” from...

FIA demands direct access to records as NAB

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday urged lawmakers to allow the top civilian investigation agency the same access to government records as the...

8,723 fake social media accounts removed, FIA tells NA body

ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials said on Monday that 8,723 fake accounts on social media platforms had been removed so far. The FIA officials...

FIA confiscates Rs 40m, arrests three in crackdown on dollar hoarders

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday arrested three money changers in Lahore in the ongoing crackdown against dollar hoarding and recovered hundreds of...

FIA arrests Pakistanis deported from Saudi Arabia

MULTAN: As many as 130 Pakistanis deported by Saudi Arabia over various reasons arrived home here on Sunday. According to details, the said Pakistanis deported from Saudi Arabia landed...

FIA to crack down on dollar hoarding, speculative currency trade

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Friday announced that the government has decided to launch a “full-fledged” operation against the hoarding...