Islamabad
SC lets FIA reopen inquiry into officers linked to Greek boat tragedy
The Supreme Court upheld the reinstatement of 40 FIA officers sacked after the 2023 Greek boat tragedy but let the agency hold a fresh inquiry after a hearing.
Human smuggling
Human smuggling: 3 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: SC lets FIA reopen inquiry into officers linked to Greek boat tragedy. Key developments, background and…
3 stories on human smuggling since 27 September 2026; the latest was published on 29 October 2026.
Key developments
- SC lets FIA reopen inquiry into officers linked to Greek boat tragedyA three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar rejected the FIA's appeal against the Federal Service Tribunal's April 14 order reinstating 40 dismissed officers.
- EU migration chief calls Pakistan's 50pc Schengen visa refusal rate 'too much'EU migration chief Magnus Brunner said the bloc must ease legal travel for Pakistanis, as irregular migration from Pakistan to Europe fell by more than half.
- Recruitment agent jailed for 41 years for sending 92 nurses to Saudi Arabia on fake certificatesA Rawalpindi court jailed the agent and ordered Rs100,000 compensation for each of 92 nurses deported from Saudi Arabia over fake certificates.
Islamabad
EU migration chief calls Pakistan's 50pc Schengen visa refusal rate 'too much'
EU migration chief Magnus Brunner said the bloc must ease legal travel for Pakistanis, as irregular migration from Pakistan to Europe fell by more than half.
Diaspora
Recruitment agent jailed for 41 years for sending 92 nurses to Saudi Arabia on fake certificates
A Rawalpindi court jailed the agent and ordered Rs100,000 compensation for each of 92 nurses deported from Saudi Arabia over fake certificates.