Pakistan was caught in another controversy on Tuesday (September 16) after Japan issued a warning for allegedly sending over a “fake" football team. According to reports, Japan authorities have also sent back Pakistan's 22 men who pretended to be professional football players. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said that the Pakistan squad left from Sialkot airport using fake documents and players also claimed to be part of a football club, but Japanese officials quickly found out that the documents were fake and deported all of them.&nbsp;Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/nfl-week-3-power-ranking-eagles-continue-to-stay-at-top-chiefs-out-of-top-10-1758088021201">NFL Week 3 Power Rankings: Eagles continue to stay at top, Chiefs out of top 10</a>&nbsp;The FIA investigators found this as a major human trafficking racket and named Malik Waqas as the main suspect for this scandal. He was also arrested by the agency and a case was also registered against him at the Gujranwala police station. He reportedly created a fake club called Golden Football Trial and trained the players to act like real and charged each member nearly PKR 4 million ($14,156.91) to facilitate their travel. Waqas also admitted that he had earlier smuggled another group to Japan using the same method.&nbsp;Now, the FIA is investigating the fake football club and the fake papers that helped the group to leave the Pakistan. A further investigation is on, they added.&nbsp;Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/pakistan-to-withdraw-from-asia-cup-2025-pcb-says-consultations-are-underway-1758081795690">Asia Cup 2025 - Pakistan to withdraw from tournament? PCB says 'consultations are underway'</a>&nbsp;This scandal comes at a controversial time for Pakistan sports, as the country is already under controversy after a heavy loss in the Asia Cup 2025 and the recent “handshake row” with India. Speaking on the Asia Cup matter, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) claimed that the match referee Andy Pycroft told both the team captains not to shake hands before or after their match in Dubai.&nbsp;This Asia Cup cricket match was the first between the two teams since the Pahalgam attack this year in April, when some gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists in Kashmir.

 The accused reportedly created a fake club called Golden Football Trial and trained the players to act like real and charged each player nearly Rs 4 million ($45,542.11) to facilitate their travel. 

Pakistan was caught in another controversy on Tuesday (September 16) after Japan issued a warning for allegedly sending over a “fake" football team. According to reports, Japan authorities have also sent back Pakistan's 22 men who pretended to be professional football players. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said that the Pakistan squad left from Sialkot airport using fake documents and players also claimed to be part of a football club, but Japanese officials quickly found out that the documents were fake and deported all of them. Also Read - NFL Week 3 Power Rankings: Eagles continue to stay at top, Chiefs out of top 10 The FIA investigators found this as a major human trafficking racket and named Malik Waqas as the main suspect for this scandal. He was also arrested by the agency and a case was also registered against him at the Gujranwala police station. He reportedly created a fake club called Golden Football Trial and trained the players to act like real and charged each member nearly PKR 4 million ($14,156.91) to facilitate their travel. Waqas also admitted that he had earlier smuggled another group to Japan using the same method. Now, the FIA is investigating the fake football club and the fake papers that helped the group to leave the Pakistan. A further investigation is on, they added. Also Read - Asia Cup 2025 - Pakistan to withdraw from tournament? PCB says 'consultations are underway' This scandal comes at a controversial time for Pakistan sports, as the country is already under controversy after a heavy loss in the Asia Cup 2025 and the recent “handshake row” with India. Speaking on the Asia Cup matter, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) claimed that the match referee Andy Pycroft told both the team captains not to shake hands before or after their match in Dubai. This Asia Cup cricket match was the first between the two teams since the Pahalgam attack this year in April, when some gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists in Kashmir.

&nbsp;The accused reportedly created a fake club called Golden Football Trial and trained the players to act like real and charged each player nearly Rs 4 million ($45,542.11) to facilitate their travel.&nbsp;

Pakistan faces fresh embarrassment as 'fake football team players deported from Japan'

Several student organisations under the banner of Students Educational Alliance on Thursday continued their protests for the fourth consecutive day over alleged harassment and blackmail of students by some officials of Balochistan University.

The demonstrators, who staged their protest outside the Quetta Press Club, alleged that the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Balochistan (UoB) was responsible for the entire scandal as VC was the `head of blackmailers and saviour of the culprits`, reported Express Tribune.

The protesting students marched through the campus to put pressure on the officials to take action against the culprits.

Earlier on Wednesday, Professor Dr Kaleem Ullah Barech, representing the Academic Staff Association, while addressing a press conference, said: "The association has raised its voice against varsity administration, including its financial and ethical corruption, for last several years."

The scandal came to light about a month ago after the Balochistan High Court (BHC) directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate the reports of students being harassed at the varsity.

Later, FIA discovered that both male and female students were being blackmailed by some staff members through some `objectionable` videos, recorded through CCTV cameras hidden at various spots on the campus including washrooms.

Balochistan Governor Amanullah Khan Yasinzai, who is also the chancellor of all provincial universities, on Thursday vowed to take strict action against those involved in the case."Whosoever found involved in demoralising educational structure in Balochistan will be brought to justice because the UoB`s scandal has triggered anger in society," the Governor said.

Urging the student organisations and teacher associations to refrain from provoking the society until completion of the FIA probe, he said: "The hooligans who harassed and blackmailed students would be dealt with strictly and punished for maligning the mother educational institution of Balochistan."

Condemning the scandal, Balochistan National Party's (BNP) Lashkari Raisani asked the Vice-Chancellor to resign. He also noted that the scandal had shaken the students` trust in educational institutions.

Taking cognizance, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has placed the issue on the agenda of VC`s meeting to be held on October 21.

"The meeting will discuss existing regulations that address such acts as well as additional measures that might be needed to make university campuses safe and secure places. The university heads will also discuss the funding issues of the higher learning institutions," HEC said in a press release.

Several student organisations under the banner of Students Educational Alliance on Thursday continued their protests for the fourth consecutive day over alleged harassment and blackmail of students by some officials of Balochistan University.

Several student organisations under the banner of Students Educational Alliance on Thursday continued their protests for the fourth consecutive day over alleged harassment and blackmail of students by some officials of Balochistan University. The demonstrators, who staged their protest outside the Quetta Press Club, alleged that the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Balochistan (UoB) was responsible for the entire scandal as VC was the `head of blackmailers and saviour of the culprits`, reported Express Tribune. The protesting students marched through the campus to put pressure on the officials to take action against the culprits. Earlier on Wednesday, Professor Dr Kaleem Ullah Barech, representing the Academic Staff Association, while addressing a press conference, said: "The association has raised its voice against varsity administration, including its financial and ethical corruption, for last several years." The scandal came to light about a month ago after the Balochistan High Court (BHC) directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate the reports of students being harassed at the varsity. Later, FIA discovered that both male and female students were being blackmailed by some staff members through some `objectionable` videos, recorded through CCTV cameras hidden at various spots on the campus including washrooms. Balochistan Governor Amanullah Khan Yasinzai, who is also the chancellor of all provincial universities, on Thursday vowed to take strict action against those involved in the case."Whosoever found involved in demoralising educational structure in Balochistan will be brought to justice because the UoB`s scandal has triggered anger in society," the Governor said. Urging the student organisations and teacher associations to refrain from provoking the society until completion of the FIA probe, he said: "The hooligans who harassed and blackmailed students would be dealt with strictly and punished for maligning the mother educational institution of Balochistan." Condemning the scandal, Balochistan National Party's (BNP) Lashkari Raisani asked the Vice-Chancellor to resign. He also noted that the scandal had shaken the students` trust in educational institutions. Taking cognizance, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has placed the issue on the agenda of VC`s meeting to be held on October 21. "The meeting will discuss existing regulations that address such acts as well as additional measures that might be needed to make university campuses safe and secure places. The university heads will also discuss the funding issues of the higher learning institutions," HEC said in a press release.

Students of Balochistan University continue protests against campus harassment

Pakistan's top investigative agency has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to seek the cancellation of the bail of LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has filed an appeal in the IHC seeking cancellation of the post-arrest bail of Lakhvi.

Hearing the appeal, a division bench of the IHC on Tuesday asked authorities to provide the record of the Mumbai attack case in two weeks.

The record of the case is currently with an Islamabad-based Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) which was holding trial of Lakhavi and other accused arrested in the case.

Seven LeT suspects - Lakhvi, Abdul Wajid, Mazhar Iqbal, Hamad Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jamil Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and Younis Anjum - are facing charges of abetment to murder, attempted murder, planning and executing the Mumbai attack since 2009.

The ATC on December 18, 2014, granted the post-arrest bail to Lakhvi and set him free. Lakhvi has been living in an undisclosed location since then.

The FIA in its appeal argued that it has enough evidence against Lakhavi and his post-arrest bail should be cancelled so that he can be re-arrested and probed.

"In the present case, the learned trial judge (of ATC) after the terrorist attack in Islamabad courts (of March 2013) refused to visit Adiala Jail for a long time due to security reasons," the FIA said in its appeal against the ATC judge's order, Dawn reported.

"Even the prosecutors of this case have been receiving threats through cell phones during the proceedings which were duly conveyed to the concerned authorities. The witnesses are also not secured, and reluctant to depose against the accused persons in the given situation," it added.

The court after hearing the argument from the FIA and Lakhvi's lawyer ordered to provide the record of the case in two weeks.

Some 166 people were killed in the attack carried out by 10 LeT men. Nine of the attackers were killed by police while lone survivor Ajmal Kasab was caught and hanged after handed down death sentence by an Indian court.

The Mumbai attack case has entered into the 11th year but none of its suspects in Pakistan has been punished yet.

Pakistan's top investigative agency has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to seek the cancellation of the bail of LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.

Pakistan's top investigative agency has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to seek the cancellation of the bail of LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has filed an appeal in the IHC seeking cancellation of the post-arrest bail of Lakhvi. Hearing the appeal, a division bench of the IHC on Tuesday asked authorities to provide the record of the Mumbai attack case in two weeks. The record of the case is currently with an Islamabad-based Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) which was holding trial of Lakhavi and other accused arrested in the case. Seven LeT suspects - Lakhvi, Abdul Wajid, Mazhar Iqbal, Hamad Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jamil Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and Younis Anjum - are facing charges of abetment to murder, attempted murder, planning and executing the Mumbai attack since 2009. The ATC on December 18, 2014, granted the post-arrest bail to Lakhvi and set him free. Lakhvi has been living in an undisclosed location since then. The FIA in its appeal argued that it has enough evidence against Lakhavi and his post-arrest bail should be cancelled so that he can be re-arrested and probed. "In the present case, the learned trial judge (of ATC) after the terrorist attack in Islamabad courts (of March 2013) refused to visit Adiala Jail for a long time due to security reasons," the FIA said in its appeal against the ATC judge's order, Dawn reported. "Even the prosecutors of this case have been receiving threats through cell phones during the proceedings which were duly conveyed to the concerned authorities. The witnesses are also not secured, and reluctant to depose against the accused persons in the given situation," it added. The court after hearing the argument from the FIA and Lakhvi's lawyer ordered to provide the record of the case in two weeks. Some 166 people were killed in the attack carried out by 10 LeT men. Nine of the attackers were killed by police while lone survivor Ajmal Kasab was caught and hanged after handed down death sentence by an Indian court. The Mumbai attack case has entered into the 11th year but none of its suspects in Pakistan has been punished yet.

Pakistan's investigation agency seeks cancellation of 26/11 mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's bail