Naqvi orders crackdown on visa agents, says valid travellers must not be stopped
“Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told airport officials that genuine travellers must not be offloaded and ordered action against visa rackets.”
Key points
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told airport officials that genuine travellers must not be offloaded and ordered action against visa rackets.
- He also sought inquiries into staffing issues and warned against fake documentation.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, during a visit to Islamabad International Airport, directed authorities to ensure that passengers with genuine and complete travel documents are not offloaded. He instructed a crackdown on visa agents who exploit travellers, calling for zero tolerance against mafias profiting from fraudulent schemes.
Naqvi sought an inquiry into a complaint about staffing at immigration counters and ordered a review of CCTV footage. His remarks come after recent offloading rumours and a Federal Investigation Agency clarification that only passengers with incomplete or dubious documents are being stopped.
The minister emphasised that unlawful facilitation and fake documentation damage Pakistan’s reputation abroad, and urged robust checks targeting fraud without penalising legitimate travellers.
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