World News | Illegal immigration from Pakistan worries Russia and EU

New Delhi [India]April 20 (ANI): Individuals from Pakistan are ready to enter any country other than Pakistan to any extent, Asian Lite reported, adding that there have been reports of Pakistanis attempting to immigrate as business representatives or investors, Asian Lite reports.

Recently, a suspicious Pakistani reportedly arrived in Moscow as part of an alleged delegation and was reportedly deported back to Pakistan by local airport authorities. People claiming to represent the livestock and dairy sector of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province allegedly created a scene at the airport when they were sent home.

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To onlookers, the issue seemed significant, as airport authorities offered no explanation at the scene. However, his protest was unable to sway Russian immigration officials, who were determined not to allow him to appear on their soil, Asia Lite reported.

Recent events have reinforced the harsh view of Russian authorities in preventing the entry of suspicious individuals from Pakistan.

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Similarly, in 2016, more than a hundred Pakistani businessmen were detained at Moscow airports before being deported. Pakistan’s foreign ministry then claimed the group was traveling to Russia to take part in the exhibition. Nonetheless, the arrival of suspicious or irregular Pakistanis and their deportation from airports in various countries is not a new phenomenon, Asia Lite reports.

In 2019, Pakistani travel vlogger Hasnain Manzoor claimed he was deported from Colombo airport despite having a valid residence permit. Manzoor also cited complaints from Sri Lankan authorities that some 2,000 Pakistanis who arrived there on tourist visas ended up seeking asylum.

In September 2022, a man was deported from Dubai airport after displaying erratic behavior on a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Peshawar, sparking riots. Asian Lite reported that the passenger punched and kicked the seat and damaged the shutters when he asked the crew to take him off the plane.

The crew tried to calm the passenger down, but he continued his destructive behavior. The crew eventually had to tie his hands and feet, per aviation procedure. After arriving in Dubai, he was flown back to Islamabad with Pakistan International Aviation officials.

This was exemplified by the unruly behavior and violation of local rules by famous Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan at the Hyderabad airport in India in 2016. Pakistani nationals can only enter India via Delhi and Mumbai, but the singer flew directly from Abu Dhabi. Instead of acknowledging his mistake, the singer blamed the airline for the incident.

Notably, even after being pushed back to Pakistan, the behavior of these passengers did not change much.

An interesting case dates back to 2012, when 57 Pakistani nationals deported from Greece were repatriated via Gulf Air. The deportees fled after beating FIA officials after landing at Benazir Bhutto International Airport near Rawalpindi.

Police later arrested some of them. Immigration authorities’ concerns about Pakistani tourists cannot be said to be unfounded, considering the high number of illegal immigrants from the country, Asia Brief reported.

According to 2021 data from the FIA, 618,877 Pakistani nationals have been deported from 138 countries since 2015 for entering illegally, carrying forged travel documents or expired work permits. Interestingly, a large proportion of the deportees came from friendly countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iran.

Some of them have managed to enter other countries with dubious documents, often prepared by their agents or human traffickers, while others have deliberately misplaced documents to prolong their illegal stay, Asia Lite reported.

Recently, Pakistan’s foreign ministry and its embassies around the world have been stepping up efforts to promote the honest image of Pakistanis. However, with more and more troublemakers being deported from airports, the work is unlikely to yield much results. Because such events take place in the open view of the public or the media, their impact and reach are far wider than any human-made activity. (Arnie)

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