Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested five Pakistanis for working in Israel. They were sending ‘suspicious’ remittances to Pakistan, the BBC has reported.

It is notable that no one can travel to Israel on a Pakistani Passport because the country has never diplomatically recognised Israel.

Investigation officer Muhammad Iqbal told the BBC that the FIA received information from official sources about the ‘suspicious’ transactions in remittances to Pakistan from Israel. He further added that these transactions took place between 2016 and 2021.

The FIA has detained five people, and raids are being conducted to arrest another three. According to the FIA, the arrested people belong to religious organisations. However, these religious organisations are not banned.

The people who have been arrested are from the Mirpur Khas area of Sindh. Among the arrested people, four had ‘Schengen’ visas, which means they can travel to 27 countries in Europe.