Saturday, October 21, 2006

Pakistan to send back immigrants deported from Spain / EITB 24, 19 Oct 2006

http://digbig.com/4nkkn
"Pakistan's embassy in Spain issued "emergency passports" to 42 illegal immigrants but informed immigration officials in Pakistan that it was unsure about their nationalities. A planeload of illegal immigrants landed in Pakistan from Spain but officials found that most of the passengers were from Indian Kashmir and planned to send them back to Spain. Pakistan's embassy in Spain issued "emergency passports" to 42 illegal immigrants but informed immigration officials in Pakistan that it was unsure about their nationalities. "To the surprise of our staff, there was only one Pakistani among them," said Tariq Pervez, head of the Federal Investigation Agency, which deals with immigration. He said most of the passengers were from Indian Kashmir. "We are interrogating them and will send the non-Pakistanis back to Spain," Pervez said." [Brief]