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Boat carrying 'illegal migrants' sinks near Pak-Iran border
By Syed Ali Shah
Updated about 15 hours ago
QUETTA: A speed boat carrying 11 "illegal immigrants" sank on Monday near the Pak-Iran border.
Levies official Balach Gichki told Dawn that the speed boat was on its way from Gwadar district's Jewni area to the Iranian border when it sank.
He said four dead bodies were retrieved from the Arabian Sea, whereas a search operation initiated by the locals was under way to recover the remaining seven bodies.
"People were engaged on their own in rescue efforts", Gichki stated.
The dead bodies are yet to be identified.
"The boat was overloaded and all of a sudden it somehow sank", Gichki said quoting locals.
He said the victims were illegal immigrants from Pakistan trying to enter into neighbouring Iran illegally.
Thousands of Pakistanis trying to enter Iran illegally are caught every year by Iranian border guards. Iranian authorities had been often deporting Pakistanis entering into their country.
Unemployment and poverty-hit Pakistanis in search of jobs sneak into Iran via unfrequented routes, found within the 900 kilometres porous border.
Illegal immigrants from Pakistan travel through deserts of Iran and Turkey on their way to Greece. Very few manage to reach that country, whereas a majority either get caught in Iran or Turkey.
Iran hands over 45 Pakistanis
By APP
Published about 21 hours ago
CHAGHI: Iranian security forces handed over 45 Pakistani nationals to the Levies authorities on the Pakistan-Iran border in Taftan area of the district on late Saturday night.
According to the Levies force, the Pakistanis were arrested in Iran because they were living there without valid travelling documents.
The deportees will be handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency for interrogation, the Levies sources said.
By Syed Ali Shah
Updated about 15 hours ago
QUETTA: A speed boat carrying 11 "illegal immigrants" sank on Monday near the Pak-Iran border.
Levies official Balach Gichki told Dawn that the speed boat was on its way from Gwadar district's Jewni area to the Iranian border when it sank.
He said four dead bodies were retrieved from the Arabian Sea, whereas a search operation initiated by the locals was under way to recover the remaining seven bodies.
"People were engaged on their own in rescue efforts", Gichki stated.
The dead bodies are yet to be identified.
"The boat was overloaded and all of a sudden it somehow sank", Gichki said quoting locals.
He said the victims were illegal immigrants from Pakistan trying to enter into neighbouring Iran illegally.
Thousands of Pakistanis trying to enter Iran illegally are caught every year by Iranian border guards. Iranian authorities had been often deporting Pakistanis entering into their country.
Unemployment and poverty-hit Pakistanis in search of jobs sneak into Iran via unfrequented routes, found within the 900 kilometres porous border.
Illegal immigrants from Pakistan travel through deserts of Iran and Turkey on their way to Greece. Very few manage to reach that country, whereas a majority either get caught in Iran or Turkey.
Iran hands over 45 Pakistanis
By APP
Published about 21 hours ago
CHAGHI: Iranian security forces handed over 45 Pakistani nationals to the Levies authorities on the Pakistan-Iran border in Taftan area of the district on late Saturday night.
According to the Levies force, the Pakistanis were arrested in Iran because they were living there without valid travelling documents.
The deportees will be handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency for interrogation, the Levies sources said.
