INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Pakistani government has dismissed two senior officials from the Ministry of Interior in the middle of an expanding investigation into a
high-profile Afghan e-visa scandal, regional media reported.Deputy Secretary of the Visa Section, Shireen Hina Asghar, has actually been
gotten rid of from her post and reassigned, while Shafqat Ali Chachar has actually been selected as her replacement
In a parallel move, Adnan Arshad Ulik, Joint Secretary of the Federal Investigation Agency FIA Section, was also dismissed
He has been changed by Asim Ayub, Samaa TV reported.According to the report, both authorities are believed of having links to fraudulent
visa operations including Afghan nationals.So far, 4 suspects have been detained in connection with the scandal
In addition, a sub-inspector and a constable have actually been detained on bribery charges as part of the expanding investigation.Earlier
this month, Pakistan’& rsquo; s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) revealed that it dismantled an advanced visa scams operation based in
Islamabad, discovering a network that made it possible for hundreds of Afghan nationals to secure created Pakistani documents and foreign
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