16 Pakistanis were arrested upon arrival, while 258 were deported from seven nations.

258 more Pakistanis have been deported back to their country of origin from seven different nations, including China, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

When they arrived in Karachi, 16 of them were taken into custody for a variety of legal infractions. 14 of the deportees had valid Pakistani passports, while 244 were sent back with emergency travel documents, according to immigration officials.

Of the deportees, 232 were ejected from Saudi Arabia, and 21 were expelled from the United Arab Emirates, including seven beggars. Four people who overstayed their Umrah visas were also sent back, while two Saudi nationals who were found doing the Hajj without the required permissions and had served their time were also deported.

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Additionally, 16 Saudi Arabian deportees were remaining in the country after their visas expired.

It was also discovered that 27 Pakistanis were working without sponsors, and 112 were deported after their sponsors complained. Drug smuggling was a factor in four of the people deported from the United Arab Emirates.

Deportations of Pakistanis also occurred from China, Nigeria, Qatar, Indonesia, and Cyprus, with one person per nation. 16 deportees from Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates were placed on the immigration stop list by immigration officials because of grave infractions.

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One deportee’s citizenship is still being investigated.

Karachi offloading
In contrast, 35 individuals who were trying to travel overseas were offloaded by Karachi airport authorities in less than a day. 18 travelers with Umrah visas were among those who were stopped for not having enough money and lodging reservations in advance.

A woman traveling to Saudi Arabia on a visitation visa, four others on personal visitation visas, and three people on work visas were also refused boarding because their documentation was insufficient or incorrect.