13 Pakistanis deported from Greece

Most of those deported hailed from Punjab


Our Correspondent December 13, 2016
As many as 262 Pakistani prisoners are in Indian jails facing deportation. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE

ISLAMABAD: Over a dozen Pakistanis who had entered Greece illegally through land routes were deported on Tuesday.

Around 13 Pakistanis, who were arrested for entering the European country without due documents were put on a plane back to Islamabad, officials of the FIA said.

Most of those deported hailed from Punjab.

Nearly 250,000 Pakistani migrants deported in 3 years

Sajjad Hussain, Muhammad Nadeem, Tariq Mehmood, Ulfat Hussain, Kashif Mushtaq and Faizan Hassan hailed from Gujrat. Almas Ali was a resident of Sialkot, while Muhammad Raza was a resident of Jhang.

Muhammad Riaz was from Sargodha. Ali Raza hailed from Gujranwala while Muhammad Zahid was from Sialkot Muhammad Anees hailed from Bhimber in AJK while Jamshaid Munawar was a resident of Hafizabad.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 14th, 2016.

COMMENTS (4)

Tyggar | 7 years ago | Reply @Humza: They deserve the same treatment as refugees from Afghanistan, Somalia, Arab countries or any other Muslim country who are equally trying to become refugees in Europe. Is there a war going on in Pakistan? Do you understand the difference between "War Refugees" and "Economic Migrants"?
vinsin | 7 years ago | Reply @Humza: What about TNT? Pakistan and India are not unstable countries. Refugees are not migrant.
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