30 Greece deportees stopped from disembarking plane in Islamabad

[Devil Soul]

30 Greece deportees stopped from disembarking plane in Islamabad
- December 03, 2015 - Updated 1241 PKT - From Web Edition

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday stopped 30 deportees from disembarking an airplane from Greece that landed at Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International airport earlier today.



"On the interior minister's orders, the FIA has not allowed these illegally deported people and the aircraft crew to leave the plane," the interior ministry said in a statement.



The interior ministry said the 30 were "unverified deportees" who had arrived in Islamabad on a charter flight from Greece.



The interior ministry said it has ordered the FIA not to allow any passenger to leave the plane without thorough verification of documents and citizenship. It said that Greek authorities had not provided proper documented proof of the passengers being Pakistani citizens and their deportation.



Sources said that the interior minister had asked the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) over why it had allowed the charter plane to land.



The incident comes a week after high-level talks with the European Union to settle a dispute over forced repatriations.



In a press conference on Wednesday, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said deportation of any citizen on documents issued by any other country is a violation of international laws and human rights.



The interior minister has earlier sent a letter to the Canadian High Commission over reported violations of procedure to send deportees back to Pakistan.
30 Greece deportees stopped from disembarking plane in Islamabad - thenews.com.pk

 

[Hyperion]

Good move by the government. Any of these 'supposed' deportees could be foreign agents. I'm surprised that the chartered airplane was even allowed to land. Next time, either escort it our of our airspace or ... do worse.

 

[herono1]

These are Pakistanis who have sensed an opportunity to migrate to Europe as Syrian Refugees. Pakistan should take them back.

 

[RazorMC]

These are Pakistanis who have sensed an opportunity to migrate to Europe as Syrian Refugees. Pakistan should take them back.

They will be taken back after their citizenship is verified.

 

[punit]

dhobi ka kutta ... na ghar ka na ghat ka !

 

[unbiasedopinion]

Good move by the government. Any of these 'supposed' deportees could be foreign agents. I'm surprised that the chartered airplane was even allowed to land. Next time, either escort it our of our airspace or ... do worse.

Do worse like what_ Shoot them at air

 

[django]

These are Pakistanis who have sensed an opportunity to migrate to Europe as Syrian Refugees. Pakistan should take them back.

Banglas and Afghanis tend to have this nasty habit of claiming to be Pakistani. If the origins of these folks can be ascertained then by all means accept them back.