Saudi Arabia deported 285,980 Pakistanis in last five years, Senate told
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday submitted in the Senate a list of Pakistanis who have been deported from Saudi Arabia in the past five years.
According to APP, the numbers were presented in the Senate in response to a query from Dr Jehanzeb Jamaldin.
As per the list, 285,980 Pakistanis have been deported from Riyadh and Jeddah between 2015 and 2019.
Of these, 61,076 people were sent back from Riyadh and 224,904 from Jeddah.
According to Qureshi, these people were deported because of expired visas, performing Haj without permission, being involved in narcotics trade, overstaying in Saudi Arabia after arriving on an Umrah visa, quarrelling and other offences.
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Jan 31, 2020 07:32pm
Never break the laws of the country you are working and living in especially as an expatriate in the G.C.C. countries, with limited rights and less privileges for overseas people.
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Jan 31, 2020 07:56pm
Why so?
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Jan 31, 2020 07:58pm
Why singled out only Pakistan ?? What about Bangladeshis ??
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Jan 31, 2020 08:00pm
Sad indeed.
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Jan 31, 2020 08:13pm
Still call Saudis as brothers.
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Jan 31, 2020 08:26pm
3 Lakhs is a huge number.
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Jan 31, 2020 08:45pm
Shame
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Jan 31, 2020 09:01pm
Saudi knows whom to keep.
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Jan 31, 2020 09:09pm
Ok and then.
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Jan 31, 2020 09:34pm
Even Indian deported
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Jan 31, 2020 10:17pm
Nothing wrong here - SA is our best friend and gives us money otherwise - so nothing to be alarmed.
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Jan 31, 2020 10:52pm
The nationality type most deported.
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Jan 31, 2020 11:28pm
UK must also deport Pakistanies with similar offences.
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Jan 31, 2020 11:40pm
what is Raheel Sharif doing there? He should use this influence to get these people's visa extended.
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Feb 01, 2020 12:04am
If you break the laws of a foreign country, you will get booted out. There is no friendship or religion that matters.
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Feb 01, 2020 01:03am
That’s not a good sign. Why a friendly country treated Pakistani citizens so badly? Or may be the people are at fault.
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Feb 01, 2020 02:38am
So, KSA authorities did their job!
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Feb 01, 2020 04:10am
Another big brother taking care of illegals.
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Feb 01, 2020 04:43am
once you become illegal, you must be sent back. Thank your stars they did not put you in jail.
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Feb 01, 2020 06:20am
Brotherly country. Very long distance brothers.
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Feb 01, 2020 07:30am
The Saudis abuse Pakistani brothers and sisters. Pmik will hopefully issue stern warning if they misbehave again
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Feb 01, 2020 07:55am
Why don’t we boycott SA too.
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Feb 01, 2020 08:29am
These deported Pakistanis should get together and start small businesses, instead of relying on the govt. for charity.
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Feb 01, 2020 08:39am
Where is Ummah now?
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Feb 01, 2020 09:02am
@Betaal, Overstaying after expiry of Visa and employment under Visiting visa. In these two Pakistani workers are most by count.
Most GCC nations have deported Nationals based on these two reasons.
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Feb 01, 2020 09:08am
They had to be deported. Not every country is Pakistan.
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Feb 01, 2020 09:10am
@Gk, : please tell the number.
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Feb 01, 2020 09:14am
Shame
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Feb 01, 2020 09:25am
@Sympathiser, Thousands of Bangladeshi's were also deported.
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Feb 01, 2020 02:42pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, since Pakistan grants Arab royals to hunt prestigious birds, why can't Arab countries allow hard working Pakistani's just to work?
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Feb 01, 2020 02:52pm
It is a good news.
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