GUJRANWALA: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed to have
traced human smugglers who had abducted four Pakistanis in Turkey. Two were arrested from Gujranwala, media quoted officials as saying on Tuesday.
The smugglers, identified as Afzal and Sohail, brothers, are residents of Gujranwala, t
he FIA s
aid. Afzal took people to Greece via Turkey. In Turkey, Sohail abducted them. Afzal contacted families for ransom while Sohail would send videos to the families in which abductees were being tortured, officials told media. FIA Deputy Director Khalid Anee
s met families of the abductees. The families shared details of the smugglers with him. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of Rs 2 million for
each abductee. The Foreign Office confirmed on Monday that four Pakistanis hailing from Gujranwala were abducted by human smugglers in Turkey.
