CHAGAI: Iranian border authorities on Tuesday have deported another 39 Pakistani nationals who had illegally entered in the country.
Pakistan’s border authorities said that citizens deported from Iran have been handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency’s anti-human trafficking cell for investigation.
“The deportees were intending to illegally emigrate to Greece via Iran,” border officials said. “They belong Punjab, KP and Sindh,” officials added. People from Pakistan used to cross into Iran hoping to illegally emigrate to Europe in search of greener pastures.
The issue of illegal immigrants has been highlighted on global level with recent boat sinking incident in Mediterranean Sea near the coast of Greece, in which several Pakistani nationals were reported dead or missing. –Agencies
