TAFTAN: Iran on Tuesday deported another 25 illegal Pakistani migrants via MirJaveh-Taftan border.

According to official sources, 19 people from Punjab, five from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one from Sindh were among the deportees who were handed over to Levies Force officials at Rahdari Gate in Taftan

Initial interrogation suggested that the migrants were aiming to reach Turkiye and European countries without legal documents, but they were arrested in different parts of Iran.

The detained people were later handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency for further interrogation.

Published in Dawn, March 15th, 2023

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