Over 100 Pakistanis deported from 16 countries

Karachi: Over 100 Pakistanis deported from various countries in two days.

According to details, in the last two days, a total of 118 Pakistanis were deported from 16 different countries, including the United States, Japan, Korea, Senegal, and Thailand. Some of them were arrested upon arrival in Karachi.

Immigration sources stated that 61 Pakistanis were deported from Saudi Arabia due to issues like lost passports, blacklisting, violating contracts, and engaging in illegal activities.

According to sources, 15 Pakistanis were sent back for illegally entering Iraq and overstaying, while 7 Pakistanis were deported from Oman for illegal entry, dismissal by their employers, and blacklisting.

The sources also mentioned that one Pakistani was deported from the United States for being deemed unacceptable, while in Korea, one Pakistani was denied entry. In Thailand, two Pakistanis were denied entry due to lack of hotel bookings and insufficient funds.

It was also reported that one Pakistani each was deported from Bahrain, Uganda, Kenya, Cyprus, Morocco, Korea, Senegal, and Botswana, while two Pakistanis were sent back from Japan for failing to meet the criteria for a tourist visa and being deemed unacceptable.