Three Afghan women held for travelling on fake documents

ISLAMABAD: Three Afghan women were arrested for attempting to illegally board a London-bound flight of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Monday morning.

Officials of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said the three Afghan women — holding genuine Afghan passports — had obtained their boarding passes for a PIA flight to Kabul.

Once the ladies reached the departure lounge after passing through immigration, they were provided fake British passports and boarding passes for PIA’s London-bound flight that was taking off at the same time.

Before the women could board the plane, however, FIA officials arrested them along with some unidentified PIA officials who allegedly provided them with the boarding passes for the London-bound flight. The passengers' passports — both fake and originals — were also confiscated. 

FIA officials said all three women are in custody and further investigations are under way to arrest all those involved in the scam.