Islamabad: Japanese authorities have deported 22 Pakistanis who arrived in Tokyo posing as a football team with forged documents. An investigation revealed they were not linked to any club and were attempting to enter the country illegally.
Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said the racket was run by Malik Waqas, who created a fake club named Golden Football Trial and charged ₹40 lakh per person. Waqas admitted to sending 17 people to Japan the same way in January.
Authorities said forged documents from the Pakistan Football Federation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were also used in the scam.
