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| Pakistanis working in Israel caught for 'suspicious' remittances |
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested five people for allegedly working in Israel and sending 'suspicious' remittances to Pakistan and started investigations.
It is noteworthy that one cannot travel to Israel on a Pakistani passport because Pakistan has never diplomatically recognized Israel.
Mohammad Iqbal, who was part of the team investigating the case, told the BBC that the FIA crime circle had received an inquiry this year from 'official sources that there were some suspicious transactions in remittances coming into Pakistan, which were to Israel. have come from
He said that these transactions took place between 2016 and 2021 and the matter was investigated for two months.
The FIA has detained five people after conducting an investigation. In these investigations, three more names have also come out and raids are being conducted for their arrest.
FIA officials say that the arrested persons belong to religious organizations. However, according to the FIA official, these religious organizations are not banned.
Among the people who have been booked so far are Kamran Siddiqui, Satara Parveen, Abdul Majid Siddiqui, and Muhammad Aslam. The arrested persons belong to the Mirpur Khas area of Sindh province.
In the case registered against these persons, it is written that these accused gave an Israeli agent Ishaq Mutat between three lahks to seven lakh rupees for employment in Israel. According to the FIR, all the arrested persons used to wash cars in Israel.
Notably, four of the people charged were holding 'Schengen' visas, which are valid for 27 European countries. A person holding this visa can enter any of these 27 countries.
According to the FIR, these men worked as car washes in Israel for four years and during this period they used to convert Israeli currency into Pakistani rupees and then send them to their relatives through Western Union.
According to the FI official, more than 10 million rupees have been sent by the accused to their relatives.
How did these people get to Israel?
According to Muhammad Iqbal, the investigation revealed that these suspects took the route of Turkey, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Dubai, and Switzerland to go to Israel and all these people were taken from these countries to Jordan by the Israeli agent Ishaq Mutat. was present with persons.
According to the sources of FIA Crime Circle, two days of physical remand have been obtained for the five accused who were arrested, and the investigation of these accused so far has revealed that when these accused reached Jordan, they would stay there. They used to create fake documents from countries that have recognized Israel.
Through these documents, he crossed the border and entered Israel.
According to the FIA official, during the investigation, it has also been revealed that this Israeli agent also had relations with human smugglers in Jordan, with the help of which fake documents were obtained from countries that have recognized Israel.
How was the arrest made?
According to Mohammad Iqbal, who is part of the investigation team, the arrested persons stayed in Israel for four years.
He says that these people used their Pakistani passports to return.
In the case registered against the accused Muhammad Anwar, it is said that he first returned to Jordan, then Dubai, and then Pakistan.
Mohammad Iqbal told the BBC that the accused have lost their fake documents while some data has been recovered from the mobile phones and laptops they were using which will help the investigation.
According to another FIA official, the accused were working in the general store and mobile networking in Mirpur Khas after their return.
According to FIA officials, after the physical remand of the accused is completed, they will be produced again in the competent court and the court will be requested for further physical remand of the accused for further investigation of the matter.