In a disturbing turn of events, human smugglers targeted Pakistani immigrants seeking passage via Iran to reach Europe. extorting and torturing them while also demanding ransom, Dawn reported on Sunday.
The Islamabad police have asked all illegal immigrants in Pakistan to shift to a camp set up for them at I-12 on a voluntary basis within 48 hours, Dawn reported.
Pakistan’s caretaker federal government has set November 1 as the deadline for illegal immigrants to leave the country or else face deportation, ARY News reported.
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 19 (ANI): Around half a million illegal Pakistani immigrants were deported in the last six years from 136 countries for the charges of forged travel documents and criminal convictions.