According to an FIA spokesperson, immigration staff at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, intercepted two passengers during routine checks after suspecting their documents to be fraudulent. Both passengers were traveling on Pakistani passports and claimed they had applied for residence permits in Greece.
During immigration clearance, the passengers were shifted to the secondary line office for further scrutiny. Detailed questioning revealed that both individuals had been in contact with an agent named Mian, a resident of Gujrat, who allegedly arranged their residence permit applications for 1,000 euros each.
During interrogation, the passengers failed to provide satisfactory information regarding their prospective employer, the nature of their job, the company’s address, salary package, or accommodation arrangements in Greece. They were also unable to present any official approval, application receipt, or formal correspondence issued by the Greek immigration authorities.
Further examination of the residence permit applications revealed several serious irregularities, including the use of non-standard formats, absence of official verification, lack of reference numbers, and inconsistencies in personal information. The passengers were also unable to explain the official procedure through which their applications had supposedly been submitted or approved, raising strong suspicions that the documents were forged.
During the investigation, both passengers admitted that they intended to seek political asylum in Greece after arrival. However, this intention had not been disclosed in any of their travel or visa documents, indicating an attempt to conceal their actual purpose of travel and bypass immigration regulations.