An Islamabad court has extended the physical remand of five suspects by two more days in a case related to the alleged illegal trade of human biological material.

The hearing was held at the District and Sessions Courts Islamabad, where the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) presented the arrested individuals before Judicial Magistrate Ahmed Shehzad Gondal.

During proceedings, the FIA requested a nine-day extension in physical remand, while the court approved a shorter extension of two days for further investigation.

According to officials, the case involves three foreign nationals and two Pakistani citizens. The suspects were arrested during a raid in Sector F-7 Islamabad, where authorities reportedly recovered a large quantity of human placenta in fresh, dried, and processed forms.

Investigators claim the accused were allegedly involved in collecting placenta samples from hospitals in cities including Peshawar, Rawalpindi, and Lahore, and later misrepresenting the material for export purposes.

Defense lawyers argued in court that some of the accused have been wrongly implicated, stating their clients had no connection to the alleged network.

The court directed investigators to produce the suspects again after the completion of the remand period as the inquiry continues.

Islamabad police and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) have intensified their crackdown on alleged illegal organ trafficking networks operating in the capital, uncovering multiple facilitators linked to unauthorized medical procedures. According to official sources, raids conducted in Islamabad led to the arrest of several individuals, including suspected medical staff and intermediaries, in connection with illegal kidney transplant activities carried out at private and unregistered medical setups. Investigators claim that the network was exploiting financially vulnerable individuals by offering money in exchange for organ donation and using forged documents to carry out illegal procedures. In a separate but related action, authorities also reported uncovering a covert operation involving the handling and alleged illegal processing of human biological materials for possible commercial purposes. FIA officials stated that the networks appear to have organized structures with potential links beyond local boundaries, prompting further investigation into financial transactions and international connections. Authorities have confirmed that strict legal action is underway under Pakistan’s human organ transplantation laws, which prohibit the sale and purchase of human organs and allow transplants only in government-approved hospitals.

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