FIA rejects rumours of passenger offloading at Lahore airport

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), in a bid to address rumours, said in a statement that no passengers were being offloaded from flights.

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"No passenger is being offloaded at the Lahore airport," said FIA Lahore Zone Director Captain (retd) Ali Zia, adding that the agency facilitates those passengers whose documents are legal and complete. “Even immigration authorities cannot stop you with legal documents,” he said, and added that only those passengers with incomplete documents were being stopped.

Lamenting that fake news was being spread on social media regarding the offloading of passengers, the FIA director said, stressing that those going abroad via illegal means are stopped after due profiling.

“Some passengers use women as shields to flee abroad,” the official revealed, saying that some passengers also possess documents of fake companies abroad.