Iran hands over 63 illegal immigrants to Pakistan

Pakistan border security forces said that these Pakistanis, mostly workers, had been arrested from different parts of Iran by Iranian by security forces because they were living there without valid traveling documents.

The Pakistani sources said that these deportees would be handed over to country's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for further interrogation after completion of initial investigation.

Thousands of Pakistanis trying to enter Iran illegally are caught every year by Iranian security forces. 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.
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