FIA arrests consultant in student visa fraud case

Islamabad:The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Islamabad Zone has arrested the CEO of a Visa Consultants in a UK student visa fraud case and recovered the complainant’s full amount of Rs1.6 million

An FIA official told APP on Sunday that the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle (AHTC) Islamabad arrested the main accused, identified as Wasil Azad, CEO/owner after registration of FIR

According to the investigation, the accused, along with Salman and Zulqarnain, both directors, and a visa consultant identified as Sadia, allegedly handled the UK student visa case of complainant Muhammad Zahid’s wife through fraudulent means

The official said that on the suspects’ instructions, £4,000 was deposited in May 2025 through the online payment link of Teesside University, UK. However, the required visa application and documents were allegedly not submitted within the prescribed deadline. As a result, the woman could not travel to the UK for her studies and the £4,000 payment was also lost, the official said

The investigation further found that when the complainant repeatedly demanded the return of his money, he was allegedly threatened, while the suspects also failed to appear despite being summoned

Source: www.thenews.pk