FIA arrests boat mishap suspect
According to official sources here Thursday, the accused Ghulam Mustafa, who was declared proclaimed offender in Moroccan boat mishap during the current year.
The accused was working as a land route agent since 2023 and he was part of a network being operated by other accused Abdul Ghaffar and Muhammad Sarfraz.
They were also in contact with a human smuggler Abu Bakar from Africa. The accused has extorted millions of rupees from Pakistani citizens for sending them to European countries.
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