Wednesday, 26 October 2016

'Afghan Girl' from National Geographic cover arrested for ID fraud

'Afghan Girl' from National Geographic cover arrested for ID fraud

An Afghan woman immortalised on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985 as a green-eyed 12-year-old has been arrested in Pakistan for holding fake identity papers, officials say. Sharbat Gula could face a fine and up to 14 years in jail. Officials say she was arrested by Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) after a two-year probe in Peshawar, near the Afghan border. Pakistan recently launched a crackdown against fake IDs.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37773347?source=Snapzu

No comments:

Post a Comment

Blog Archive