ISLAMABAD: On the directions of Interior Minister Rehman Malik,
Director General FIA, Syed Tahisn Anwar Ali Shah, undertook a campaign
against the corrupt elements/officials of Regional Passport Offices
(RPOs) and arrested 13 agents/touts and officials involved in
irregularities and forgery.
According to a press note issued Friday,
the special teams of FIA’s Zonal Offices Islamabad, Sindh, Punjab,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan conducted raids on RPOs all over
Pakistan.
In these raids commission agents, touts and employees
of Regional Passport Offices (RPOs) involved in extorting money from
the general public were arrested. Special team of FIA Zonal Office
Islamabad raided the RPO Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Among those
arrested 5 persons were arrested including two 2 officials of RPO
Rawalpindi. FIA Zonal Office Punjab conducted raids on RPOs Lahore,
Mandi-Bahauddin, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Sialkot, Faisalabad and Sargodha.
FIA
Zonal Office Sindh conducted raid on RPO Karachi and arrested three
agents/touts. The recoveries of Pakistani and foreign passports, bank
challans, token slips, stamps and other documents were also made. Cases
against accused are registered and investigation is being conducted.
FIA will continue monitoring illegal activities and malpractices at
Regional Passport Offices (RPOs) across Pakistan and daily report will
be submitted to interior minister, the note further said. Online
