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FIA Rejects Claims of Blanket Off‑Loading, Cites Focus on Fraudulent Documents and Smuggling Risks

The agency attributes viral allegations to AI‑edited content, with PECA cases now under way against identified accounts.

Overview

  • FIA Lahore Zone Director Ali Zia says passengers with valid and complete documents are cleared for travel and are not offloaded.
  • Immigration officers conduct profiling and stop travelers with incomplete, fake or suspicious papers or those suspected of links to human smuggling.
  • Officials report AI‑generated videos created a false impression of mass offloading, with more than 15 accounts traced for action through the NCCIA under PECA 2016.
  • FIA Director General Riffat Mukhtar earlier acknowledged reported offloading incidents at Lahore and Karachi, with investigations continuing.
  • Authorities urge the public to avoid illegal agents and direct complaints to the Deputy Director Immigration or the FIA helpline 1991.