The development came after the federal government launched a high-level probe into the tragic boat incident in Morocco wherein dozens of Pak
In a statement on Saturday, an FIA spokesperson said that the agency initiated a probe against its 20 officials over suspicions of their involvement in human smuggling. It added that the officials had allegedly cleared the victims of the ill-fated boat at airports.
The unfortunate incident occurred on January 16 when a boat carrying irregular
Although, as many as 36 Pak citizens were rescued, the rest still remain missing which, as per a report from the Pak Embassy, should be presumed dead.
The ill-fated boat departed from Mauritania on January 2 with 86
The suspected FIA officials include eight from Faisalabad
...formerly known as Lyallpur, the third largest metropolis in Pakistain, the second largest in Punjab after Lahore. It is named after some Arab because the Paks didn't have anybody notable of their own to name it after...
airport and six each from Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
and Lahore airports. The agency also revealed that Mauritania was the "third and new route" for human smuggling after
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...and Libya.
Separately, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar also issued instructions for coordination of the government's response and asked the ministries of foreign affairs and interior to ensure the provision of efficient and timely assistance to the Pak victims of Moroccan boat tragedy.