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Five Pakistani nationals were deported from Sharjah after immigration authorities found they were attempting to travel to the United Kingdom using fake British visas, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) confirmed on Friday. The passengers were immediately detained upon landing at Lahore Airport.
According to the FIA, all five individuals had legally travelled from Lahore to Malaysia earlier this year on valid visit visas. The issue arose later when they attempted to fly onward from Sharjah to the UK using forged documents.
Authorities in Sharjah intercepted the group after detecting the fraudulent visas and deported them to Pakistan. The FIA said the suspects had obtained these forged documents through local agents.
“They obtained the fake visas with the help of agents,” FIA Spokesperson
Following their arrival in Lahore, the suspects were handed over to the Anti-Human Smuggling Circle for further investigation. The FIA is now tracing the agents involved in facilitating the fake visas.
