Iran deports another 52 illegal Pakistani migrants

CHAGAI: The Iranian authorities on Wednesday deported another 36 Pakistani immigrants who had illegally entered the neighbouring country, ARY News reported.

According to officials, the illegal immigrants were handed over to the Levies Force officials at the Rahdari Gate on the Mir Javeh-Taftan border near Chagai district.

“The deportees were intending to illegally emigrate to Greece and other European countries via Iran,” Pakistan’s border officials said.

The deportees were handed over to FIA officials for further investigation.

On Monday, Iranian border officials arrested 45 Pakistan nationals who had trespassed into Iran and deported them back to their country.

The issue of illegal immigrants has highlighted on global level with recent boat sinking incident near the coast of Greece, in which several Pakistani nationals have reported died.

At least 78 people were drowned when the ill-fated boat with reportedly 400 to 750 people onboard sank in the Mediterranean Sea near the Greek coast.