ISLAMABAD: At least 36 officers of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) have been dismissed from their services over their alleged involvement in the Greek boat tragedy, ARY News reported.
According to details, 13 FIA officials have been found guilty of involvement in human trafficking and cases have been registered against them.
FIA Director General Ahmad Ishaq Jahangir has overseen the investigation and ordered the dismissal of 36 officers, including four inspectors, 10 sub-inspectors, two ASIs, five head constables and 14 constables.
The FIA Director General stated that officials found guilty of negligence and involvement in illegal activities have no place in the organization. He asserted that disciplinary action will be taken against those responsible for the boat tragedy.
This development comes after a probe committee into the recent Greek boat tragedy revealed the involvement of 31 FIA officials.
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The committee has decided to include the names of FIA officers, including inspectors, sub-inspectors and constables, in the Passport Control List (PCL).
According to sources, 19 FIA officers from Faisalabad airport, three from Sialkot airport, two from Lahore airport, two from Islamabad airport and five from Quetta airport are involved in the scandal.
The FIA has decided to place the names of all 31 officers on the Passport Control List, effectively banning them from travelling abroad.
The investigation, which is still ongoing, has revealed that 31 officers were involved in smuggling people onto the ship that sank off the coast of Greece, resulting in heavy loss of life.
At least five Pakistanis who were being smuggled died in the Greek boat tragedy, which later rose to nine as authorities recovered four more bodies of Pakistani nationals.
