ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has launched a crackdown against the individuals involved in the issuance of fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates.
Briefing the media in Islamabad, Director-General FIA Sanaullah Abbasi said 41 people involved in this illegal and immoral activity have been apprehended over the last two months and FIRs have been registered against them.
The DG FIA said action is also being taken as per the law against those who acquired the fake certificates. “The details of those who issued fake vaccination certificates are also being collected. The FIA has summoned some of them, while others will also be called soon,” he added.
The decision came days after the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) ordered the FIA to act against individuals involved in preparing fake COVID vaccination certificates.
The federal agency has started collecting records of people allegedly involved in preparing fake COVID certificates besides also arresting a few of them from various cities. Officials said that strict legal action would be taken against those involved in the illegal practice.
The FIA team also carried out a raid at vaccination centres at Nishtar Hospital and Quaid-e-Azam Academy in Multan and arrested seven officials of the provincial health department over fake entries. The cybercrime wing of the agency seized the entire vaccination record at the centres in order to launch a thorough probe against the suspects.
