Pakistan-Afghanistan Saudi Arabian authorities retrieve 12,000 fake passports from Afghan nationals
Saudi Arabian officials have revealed they retrieved 12,000 fake passports from Afghan nationals.
Riyadh authorities have notified Islamabad about this matter, shedding light on the acquisition of these fraudulent passports by Afghan citizens through various passport centers operating within Pakistan, reported The Express Tribune.
In response, the Ministry of Interior has formed a high-level committee, comprised of representatives from the Interior Ministry, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and sensitive government agencies.
This committee's primary responsibilities include identifying the individuals involved in the issuance of counterfeit passports and compiling a list of those implicated. Subsequent legal actions will be taken against these individuals in accordance with the country's laws, the Pakistani newspaper reported.
The development comes at a time when the Pakistani government recently issued an ultimatum to illegal foreign nationals to leave the country by the end of October.
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