Overview
- The Federal Investigation Agency has taken Ahsan Ali Khan and Atif Mahmood Butt into custody and says both are being questioned as its inquiry continues.
- The probe began after reports that 12 Pakistani youths went missing in Iran and has prompted multi-location raids to identify people who arranged travel and transit.
- In a separate Karachi operation, FIA arrested seven suspected members of a smuggling ring it says ran offices that promised European jobs and visas.
- Investigators recovered hundreds of passports, laptops, alleged fake police uniforms and firearms and say many victims paid large fees for promises that were not kept.
- FIA is tracing financial transactions and additional facilitators, and authorities warn families may see further arrests as investigators work to link payments to the reported disappearances.