131 Pakistani nationals deported from 12 different countries for various legal violations
Karachi: According to The News International, since early Friday, 131 Pakistani citizens have been deported from 12 different countries for a variety of legal infractions, including drug-related offenses, unauthorized admission, and noncompliance with job rules.
Citing violations of local laws, authorities in many countries carried out these deportations, with some people being removed right away upon arrival.
Saudi Arabia spearheaded the deportations, repatriating 74 Pakistani nationals for allegedly engaging in drug trafficking and breaking employment contracts by quitting their positions without warning, according to immigration sources. A number of Pakistani nationals were also deported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after being accused of drug-related offenses, theft, and unlawful entrance.
One person was deported from the United Arab Emirates after being accused of attempted suicide, while another was refused entrance upon arrival and sent back to Pakistan right away.
Other Pakistani nationals were deported from Oman, Cambodia, Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Iraq, and Mexico in addition to these two main deporting countries. Additionally, according to The News International, two people suspected of human smuggling were deported from Senegal and Mauritania in a different instance.
16 deportees were sent to the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Human Trafficking Circle for further investigation once they returned to Pakistan. Six people, meanwhile, were turned over to the police departments in Larkana, Kalat, Gujranwala, Sahiwal, and Rawalpindi so that their cases could be further investigated.
For a variety of reasons, immigration officers at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport also stopped 86 travelers from leaving the nation during that time. Thirty of these Umrah pilgrims were offloaded because they had not made hotel arrangements in advance and had not provided enough documentation of their ability to pay for their journey. Seven young travelers with study or student visas to Kyrgyzstan, Cyprus, the UK, and Azerbaijan were also turned away from the aircraft.
Travel was also prohibited for passengers with tourist visas for South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, Oman, Azerbaijan, Malawi, Congo, Bahrain, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Zimbabwe, according to The News International.
Additionally, several people who were prohibited from working in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey were prevented from boarding their aircraft.
