--- title: "FIA recovers Rs615m from illegal visa agents in Islamabad over four months" description: "Both outlets reported that the FIA Islamabad Zone arrested 190 illegal visa agents and recovered Rs615.55 million during a four-month crackdown. Dawn provided slightly more context by mentioning the focus on human smuggling and fraud, while ProPakistani framed the story as a general crackdown without elaborating on the nature of the illegal activities." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14838-fia-recovers-over-rs-615-million-in-crackdown-on-illegal site: HarZaviya language: en --- # FIA recovers Rs615m from illegal visa agents in Islamabad over four months pakistan · updated 18 Oct 2026, 3:49 AM PKT · 17–18 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Both outlets reported that the FIA Islamabad Zone arrested 190 illegal visa agents and recovered Rs615.55 million during a four-month crackdown. Dawn provided slightly more context by mentioning the focus on human smuggling and fraud, while ProPakistani framed the story as a general crackdown without elaborating on the nature of the illegal activities. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Selling Dreams](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1568799/selling-dreams/) · 18 Oct 2026, 3:49 AM PKT > The Federal Investigation Agency has recovered Rs 615.55 million from illegal visa agents in Islamabad and Rawalpindi over the past four months, arresting 190 suspects and registering 1,543 cases. The figures, released by the FIA, reflect the government’s stepped-up efforts against a business that thrives on the desperation of Pakistanis seeking opportunities abroad. Nearly 13 […] - **ProPakistani** — [FIA Recovers Over Rs. 615 Million in Crackdown on Illegal Visa Agents](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/17/fia-recovers-over-rs-615-million-in-crackdown-on-illegal-visa-agents/) · 17 Oct 2026, 12:51 PM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Islamabad Zone has arrested 190 illegal visa agents and recovered Rs. 615.55 million during a… Read More - **Dawn** — [Rs615m recovered from illegal visa agents in Islamabad in four months: FIA](https://www.dawn.com/news/2037654/rs615m-recovered-from-illegal-visa-agents-in-islamabad-in-four-months-fia) · 17 Oct 2026, 9:27 AM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Islamabad Zone arrested 190 illegal visa agents and recovered Rs615.55m during the last four months in crackdowns on human smuggling and fraud. According to data shared by FIA Islamabad Zone, the action was carried out under the supervision of the director, FIA Islamabad Zone, by the anti-human trafficking circles (AHTCs) Islamabad and Rawalpind... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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