Key Takeaways
- Two men have been sentenced to 41 years in prison for sending 92 nurses to Saudi Arabia with fake certificates.
- The court ordered compensation of Rs. 100,000 per nurse, amounting to Rs. 9.2 million in total.
- The accomplice was sentenced to three years and fined Rs. 200,000.
A Special Court in Rawalpindi has handed down a severe sentence to two men involved in a fraudulent scheme that saw 92 Pakistani nurses sent to Saudi Arabia with forged experience certificates.
The court, presided over by Judge Abdul Rehman Muhammad Arif, announced the verdict on September 23, 2026, in a case registered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in 2024.
Key accused Ghulam Zulfiqar Ali, also known as Mian Zulfiqar, was sentenced to a total of 41 years of rigorous imprisonment, with the sentences to run concurrently.
In addition to the prison term, Zulfiqar was ordered to pay Rs. 9.2 million in compensation to the 92 affected nurses, with each nurse receiving Rs. 100,000.
The FIA stated that the nurses were sent to Saudi Arabia based on the fake certificates and were subsequently deported within a month after the documents were discovered to be fraudulent.
The accomplice, Ghulam Fareed, was sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs. 200,000. He was acquitted of several other charges after being given the benefit of the doubt.
The compensation ordered against Zulfiqar will be deposited with the FIA Islamabad Zone for distribution among the affected nurses.
The case highlights the serious consequences of such fraudulent activities and the commitment of the authorities to bring such offenders to justice.
