KARACHI: 93 Pakistani deportees from US arrive back home through charteredflight, media has reported.
As many as 93 deported Pakistani from the United States (US) have arrivedat Islamabad International Airport here on Wednesday.
The deportees were shifted to Pakistan via a special chartered plane by theUS authorities. The Us had taken the individuals into custody overimmigration violations, criminal conduct and other charges.
Upon arrival, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) took them into custody andshifted to anti-human trafficking cell for further investigation.
Earlier, the US had imposed sanctions on three Pakistani officials after arow between the two countries over deportation of the Pakistanis. The UShad imposed visa sanctions on DG passport, Interior Ministry’s joint andadditional secretaries. Three officials are said to be overseeing country’spolicy on accepting back nationals deported from other countries.
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Whereas the Pakistani government had asked the US to fulfill the legalrequirements ahead of deporting the Pakistanis.
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