NOWSHERA: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday busted a gang involved in illegal kidney transplantation in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and apprehended eight suspects, officials said.

A team of FIA Multan officials conducted a raid on a private hospital in Pabbi, Nowshera district, said Babar Shehryar, deputy director FIA Multan.

The suspects were caught while transplanting kidney to an Afghan national, Samiullah.

The man, who donated the kidney, was identified as Mohammad Babar, a resident of Nankana Sahib.

Those arrested included Dr. Abdulaziz, who works as urologist at Hayatabad Medical Complex, and nursing assistants, Kamran Khan, Hashmatullah and Abdul Rehman, the FIA deputy director said.

Three technicians, Farooq Ahmed, Naveed Hameed and Mohammad Bilal, and driver, Shahid Iqbal, were also held during the raid.