Published on, Sept. 16 -- September 16, 2025 8:32 PM

A shocking new human trafficking method has been exposed by Pakistan's Federal Investigation (FIA). Traffickers created a fake football team and sent 22 individuals from Sialkot Airport to Japan using forged documents. Once in Japan, authorities discovered the deception and deported the entire group.

According to the FIA, the smugglers trained the men to pose as athletes. Each individual paid Rs 4 million to a trafficker named Malik Waqas, who has now been arrested. The has registered a case against him at the FIA Gujranwala police station.

The traffickers also forged football federation registration documents and created a fake match schedule in Japan. Additionally, they produced co...