ISLAMABAD :

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has intensified a sweeping campaign against illegal migration and suspected internal collusion after a series of interceptions at major airports involving forged documents and, officials say, the possible assistance of insiders.

Immigration officers at New Islamabad International Airport offloaded a passenger, Muhammad Usman, who attempted to travel to Europe on an Umrah visa on Sunday.

Usman was identified during clearance for flight PK-713, and officials said an initial probe revealed he had been deported from Italy earlier this year and remained in contact with multiple travel agents. A search of his mobile phone yielded a tampered resident card with an altered expiry date, officials added.

Authorities described the episode as part

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