The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Lahore Zone on Sunday arrested two alleged human smugglers in separate operations conducted by the Anti-Human Smuggling Circle, intensifying its crackdown on migrant smuggling and visa fraud. According to an FIA spokesperson, the arrested suspects were identified as Ahsan Ali Khan and Atif Mehmood Butt. They were apprehended during raids carried out in Gujrat and Sialkot. The spokesperson said Ahsan Ali Khan was found involved in a network that allegedly collected money from families of Pakistani citizens who had gone missing in Iran. He was arrested from Gujrat by the FIA Lahore’s Specialized Law Enforcement Unit (SWAT Team). Investigators were probing his links with the human smuggling network, financial transactions and other facilitators. In a separate operation, the FIA arrested Atif Mehmood Butt from Sialkot on charges of visa fraud. He allegedly deceived a citizen by promising a work visa for France and fraudulently obtained Rs.2.145 million from the victim. The FIA has registered the cases, taken both suspects into custody and launched further investigations to identify other individuals involved in the offenses, the spokesperson added.
FIA arrests two human smugglers
Published on: July 20, 2026 2:10 AM