FIA Faisalabad Zone Action In Sahiwal – Case Registered For Duping Citizen Of Rs. 1 Million On Pretext Of Overseas Job, Three Accused Nominated

FAISALABAD/SAHIWAL:
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Faisalabad Zone has taken major action in Sahiwal against a human smuggling network involved in defrauding citizens on the pretext of overseas employment.

According to FIA, a case has been registered for allegedly swindling *Rs. 1 million (10 lakh)* from a citizen after promising him a job abroad.

*Three Accused Nominated:*

FIA has nominated three accused in the FIR. The accused have been identified as:

*1. Qasim Khalid*
*2. Zaheer Khalid*
*3. Usman Maqbool*

*From Inquiry to FIR:*

According to FIA spokesperson, a preliminary inquiry was conducted on the complaint of the affected citizen. During the inquiry, it was established that the accused persons had taken a huge amount of money from the citizen on the promise of providing overseas employment.

After the completion of the initial inquiry, the *Anti-Human Trafficking Circle (AHTC) Faisalabad* converted the inquiry into a formal criminal case.

*Details of Fraud:*

As per the FIR No. C/492/2025 and the investigation report, the accused had lured the complainant, resident of Okara / Sahiwal region, with a lucrative job abroad in 2024.

The accused collected Rs. 1,000,000 from the complainant. However, they completely failed to provide any overseas employment to the citizen.

When the citizen demanded his money back after not getting the job, the accused refused to return the received amount and started using delaying tactics.

*Legal Action Initiated:*

FIA has initiated action against the accused under *Section 17/22 of the Emigration Ordinance, 1979.*

Section 17 deals with unauthorized collection of money for sending abroad and Section 22 deals with cheating and fraud in the name of overseas employment. These sections carry imprisonment up to 7 years and fine.

The investigation of the case has been handed over to *Inspector Khalid Gujjar* of FIA AHTC Faisalabad Circle, who has started further investigation. In the earlier copy of FIR, SI Taimoor Haider was mentioned as first IO, now Inspector Khalid Gujjar will lead the probe and proceed for arrest of the accused.

*FIA Advisory For Citizens:*

FIA Faisalabad has issued an advisory for citizens, urging them to avoid unlicensed and unauthorized agents for overseas employment.

The agency advised citizens to:

– Always verify the license of the Overseas Employment Promoter from the *Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment.*
– Do not give cash to agents without a proper receipt and agreement.
– Contact FIA helpline for verification before paying any amount for foreign jobs.

*Background – Crackdown Continues:*

This action is part of the ongoing crackdown by FIA Faisalabad Zone against human traffickers and fake overseas employment agents in the region of Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Okara and Pakpattan.

In recent months, FIA has registered dozens of cases against agents who dupe youth on the pretext of sending them to Italy, Greece, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and UAE through illegal channels.

Further raids are expected for the arrest of the three nominated accused.