698 more deportees arrive

The Nation (26 March 2005 )
By our staff reporter

Karachi  - As many as 698 more Pakistanis arrested in Muscat on charges of illegally entering the Gulf state in search of job arrives in the city on Friday.

A suspected agent was also arrested among the deportees, according to officials.

They arrived here with the help of an NGO, Ansar Burney Trust.

They had suffered immense hardship in jails.

They were released after routine questioning by FIA officials. However, one suspected agent was arrested on identification.

FIA sources said so far over 38000 Pakistanis have been deported from the Gulf countries during the last four years.

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