Nearly 40k Travellers Offloaded in 2025
The agency said the offloading followed intelligence checks and led to 2,421 cases and 3,130 arrests against smuggling networks.
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Nearly 40k travellers offloaded in 2025
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) offloaded 39,786 passengers during 2025 under a lawful, intelligence-driven and risk-based screening system aimed at curbing irregular migration, dismantling human smuggling networks and protecting Pakistani citizens from exploitation abroad. Defending the practice, Immigration Additional Director General Nouman Siddiqui said passenger offloading was primarily a preventive measure designed to save lives, pr…
FIA offloaded nearly 39,800 passengers in 2025 to curb human smuggling, official says
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) offloaded 39,786 passengers in 2025 under a “lawful, intelligence-driven and risk-based system” to curb irregular migration and human smuggling, a top official said on Sunday. Speaking to a select group of senior journalists, Immigration Additional Director General Nouman Siddiqui said passenger offloading, often criticised publicly, was primarily a preventive step aimed at saving lives, protecti…
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