Pakistani Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Gujranwale arrested 22 men for pretending to be professional footballers. But the thing is more serious than it seems. It’s not just a pretending to be footballers. This includes an illegal syndicate of immigration.
The “Pakistani football team” traveled to Japan because all men pretended to be professional footballers. However, Japanese immigration deported them after the officials discovered their counterfeit travel documents, Geo TV said.
Men who wear football sets claimed that they were associated with the Pakistani football federation. They also claimed that they had matches in Japan. However, fraud has been quickly detected.
The FIA confirmed that Malik Waqas was the main suspect who founded a fake club called Golden Football Trial. He was arrested together with the merchant Ali, added Pakistan’s news publication.
“The arrest of Waqas Ali is an important development in the ongoing efforts to dismantle networks for trading in the country,” Geo TV said FIA.
The investigation shows that each man paid 4 million Pakistanic rupees (almost £12.5 Lakh) on the road. According to the authorities, the group was trained to act as professional players.
Waqas admitted that in January 2024 he sent 17 other people to Japan using the same method. These men never returned to Pakistan.
The FIA registered the case and effort to monitor others involved in this network of trading in people.
Illegal immigration in Pakistan
According to Pakistani publication, many Pakistanians leave their country through illegal routes every year and seek better life. Some of them lose their lives in tragic accidents, he added.
To solve this, the UN in Pakistan in August launched a UN Pakistani network for migration (UNM). The aim of this initiative is to fight people trading and manage migration more effectively.
UNNM is consistent with global frames, such as the sustainable 2030 agenda and global compact for safe migration. The program supports the national efforts of Pakistan against migrants.
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