The Federal Investigation Company (FIA) is constant its investigation into the Greek boat accident, and departmental inquiries are underway concerning 31 of its officers and employees members.
In response to sources, a particular staff fashioned below the management of the FIA Director Basic has summoned all of the involved officers to the Islamabad headquarters for a step-by-step private listening to concerning the allegations.
Preliminary investigations revealed that 31 FIA officers and personnel have been allegedly concerned within the incident, prompting the authorities so as to add their names to the Passport Management Checklist, Categorical Information reported.
The listing contains officers from Faisalabad Airport (19), Sialkot Airport (3), Lahore Airport (2), Islamabad Airport (2), and Quetta Airport (5). The officers in query embody inspectors, sub-inspectors, head constables, and constables.
The preliminary inquiry discovered that the 31 officers have been allegedly concerned in offering help to people trying to flee overseas or have been negligent of their duties, contributing to the boat accident.
In response to sources, the FIA has declared these officers as suspects within the investigation into the Greek boat tragedy, and the non-public hearings are being performed in phases.An FIA spokesperson said that as quickly as a call is made or departmental motion is taken in opposition to the officers, the small print will probably be shared.
A number of weeks in the past, at the least 5 migrants drowned after their picket boat capsized off Greece’s southern island of Gavdos
Earlier, the FIA arrested two extra individuals together with a lady who have been allegedly a part of a racket that smuggles gullible Pakistanis to Europe.
In response to Categorical Information, the FIA Gujranwala arrested Ayesha Fatima and Abdullah Shehzad throughout an operation. The accused had extorted a complete of Rs7.4 million from three victims of a latest boat capsizing tragedy close to Greece.
FIA Gujranwala Zone Director Abdul Qadir Qamar stated the feminine suspect despatched the victims to Libya, the place they have been later rescued after a ship accident. Abdullah Shehzad had despatched a younger man to Greece who tragically misplaced his life within the accident.
Beforehand, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed strict motion in opposition to officers of the FIA concerned in facilitating human traffickers following the tragic Greek boat incident during which at the least 5 Pakistani nationals are lifeless.
The PM issued these directives throughout a gathering in Islamabad, geared toward addressing the rising subject of human trafficking.
PM Shehbaz instructed the related authorities to expedite the continued investigation into human trafficking and current concrete suggestions as quickly as attainable. He confused that such incidents tarnish Pakistan’s world picture and have to be handled swiftly and successfully.
“The delay in taking motion in opposition to these accountable for final 12 months’s boat capsizing incident is regarding,” he remarked, including, “We can not permit this to proceed, as these tragedies solely hurt our nation’s status.”
Repatriation of boat tragedy victims begins
The repatriation of our bodies of Pakistani victims from the Greek boat tragedy has begun, with solely 5 of the deceased recognized thus far and roughly 35 nonetheless lacking.
The our bodies of the 5 recognized Pakistani victims are being repatriated to the nation in phases.
Sources revealed that the physique of Muhammad Abid arrived at Sialkot Airport on Tuesday at 2 pm by way of flight QR0626. Equally, the stays of Haji Ahmad reached Sialkot Airport earlier on the identical flight.
One other deceased individual recognized as Rehman Ali’s physique is scheduled to reach at Sialkot Airport on January 1, 2025, at 2 pm, additionally by way of flight QR0626