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Colombia detains 16 Pakistanis trying to reach US

Colombia detains 16 Pakistanis trying to reach US

Initial investigations found the detainees had come from Brazil, planned to travel more than 3,200 kilometers to US

Afp February 14, 2015

Initial investigations found the detainees had come from Brazil, planned to travel more than 3,200 kilometers to US. STOCK IMAGE

BOGOTA: Colombian authorities detained 16 Pakistanis who illegally entered the country and were trying to reach the United States, immigration officials said on Friday.

Initial investigations found the Pakistanis had come from Brazil and planned to travel more than 3,200 kilometers to the US via Panama and then through Central America, immigration spokesperson Juan Caicedo told AFP.

The group, picked up in the Colombian city of Medellin as they were boarding a bus to another town, were being led by a "guide" who had been paid to get them through the country.

He was accused of being a people smuggler, and the other 15 nationals of Pakistan were taken to a humanitarian center.

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COMMENTS (20)

Ishtiaq | 5 years ago | Reply | Another problem with Americans, For them world means 52 states of America.lollll Most of them only knows world through books and American movies only.

rkfromny | 5 years ago | Reply | No worries... they would have been shot at the border or deported at the first chance..even if they had sneaked in.. they would be hunted and spit on each day... and these days they get caught even when they pretend to be Indians.. !!!!

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rkfromny | 5 years ago | Reply | @rk singh: Who told you they have good life in US..?? They get hunted there like crazy and are the number one in deportations..

hzr | 5 years ago | Reply | @Ishtiaq: Sikhs went to Canda because they wanted reliable people who would cultivate their lands and grow wheat and sikhs were given hundreds of acres free by the government.Surprised that the same offer was not made punjabis from muslime punjab

hzr | 5 years ago | Reply | @Bewildered: Nope ou are wrong and would you say same about China which was USA's rival but now its biggest exporter and market.Well India did the same and USA,China etc all want access to its amarkets.If trade realtionships is concubinism well you missed the bus being a a virign maybe you will get it in the next world.

John B | 5 years ago | Reply | The obvious question is why are they coming in a round about way into the US. It must have cost them fortune to reach Brazil and also a fortune to pay the human traffickers. Terror attacks from southern border using drug smuggler routes is being propagated in the Internet. Check out this video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYdXcX3P9cM&feature=youtubegdataplayer

Singh | 5 years ago | Reply | @Bewildered: It call diplomacy. Will Pakistan learn this ART? nation first

lohana | 5 years ago | Reply | @Bewildered: ramblings of a frustrated spurned lover, it seems US rejected U and that must hurt a lot. BTW India has not burnt its relations with Russia. We are co developing weapons, we are still buying Russian nuclear reactors, we will supply food items to Russia since West has imposed sanctions. you clowns wont understand smart diplomacy is about being friends with all, not choosing a side and gaining the best of what each nation offers. India has a 100 billion dollar trade with USA, no one is foolish to ignore that. That doesnt mean we will break our ties with Russia like you claim. That is a trait you possess, not us. Who is trying to replace USA with China btw?

lohana | 5 years ago | Reply | @Naj: in global diplomacy, a smart nation keeps friendship with all, India is not going to be a concubine of USA like Pak was in previous century. We will still have good relations with Russia, co-develop arms, purchase nuclear reactors from Russia. USA is not giving us aid like it gives to you, so think before you blabber. even your analysts were saying India is brilliant in keeping relations with US, Russia and China, gaining out of all these nations without picking a side

Lalit | 5 years ago | Reply | @Bewildered Show me a country which is not interested in her own national interest.may be Pakistan is an exception.you seem to be more hurt than Russia,with so called changing loyalties of India. Indo-Russian relations are time tested and unlile Sino-Pak relation are based on equality(BRICS). BTW don't you feel some hesitation in riding this high horse of morality,specially after the recent disclosures of Ex ISI chief and Musharraf regarding their double game in this pak-dosti affair with US.harboring OBL in your military academy,while faking a war against terror on US payroll is well known to whole world.your immature diatribe on International relations and diplomatic manoeuvring only underlines the haphazard way Pakistani foreign policy is meandering with no long term objectives in mind.

Ishtiaq | 5 years ago | Reply | @rk Singh Mr Singh you sound so burn out,pakis going USA,what abt all sikhs move to canada ,you go to canada looks like youare in Rajistan.Stop talking trash abt others.

Naj | 5 years ago | Reply | @Bewildered: spot on mate, Indians in the time of need develop this bisexual tendency of swinging both ways or more aptly swinging as many ways as possible.

Bewildered | 5 years ago | Reply | @rk singh: "So Pakistanis really do not hate USA." Since inception in 1947, Pakistan has always been US ally while you were in the rival USSR camp. Now you guys didn't wasted a moment in changing loyalties, like a concubine for the highest offer, because uncle Sam has offered you more than what Russia ever could. Or, you intend to serve both at the same time, and your only loyalty is with your benefits, like 'friends with benefits'.

Ahmed | 5 years ago | Reply | @rk singh: Bro you are absolutely right. Pakistanis are really fed of their government, economy and hopelessness. Everyone wants better future for their children and to provide better healthcare to ageing parents. When they don't find the opportunities in their own country they look for such opportunities. While rich people can get the visa, people from rural areas or with lesser education and experience adopt such risky channels and often fall prey to human traffickers and smugglers. The guys arrested were not satisfied staying at Brazil, Columbia and Panama? Why ? Because these countries do not offer the opportunities the US does. Just a few years back, Indians were also in this situation i.e. entering countries illegally. But now you guys have geared up with growth and economy and have got sincere leaders while we are still in the waiting period.

Pardanashi | 5 years ago | Reply | You know what they say about deserting the sinking ship. Just the time when Kashmir looks within reach, they are deserting by the thousands.

Humor.as.Armor | 5 years ago | Reply | If only migrant exports from Pak could be accounted in GDP , then Pak would be at the top:)

khan | 5 years ago | Reply | Singh when will grow as adult, please don't try to b smart. Just take care of urself

Bairooni Haath | 5 years ago | Reply | Conspiracy by India to defame our beloved country.....Pakistanis love Pakistan, they will never try this way to reach another country, especially US.......Whole world is doing "saazish" against us.

Maurya Maqbul John | 5 years ago | Reply | Thank you Quaid E Azam for giving us this beautiful country........

rk singh | 5 years ago | Reply | So Pakistanis really do not hate USA. They just want to have good life there - but keep burning their flag at the drop of a hat.

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