A total of 107 Pakistanis were deported from 12 countries, including the United States, Belgium, and Saudi Arabia, while 55 passengers were offloaded at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Sunday.

The media reports citing immigration sources revealed that the offloading incidents are causing significant financial losses for passengers, with around 50 people collectively losing Rs 10 million due to cancelled tickets.

The reasons for offloading included missing documents, stop lists, and insufficient funds for travel expenses, the report stated.

Among those affected, four passengers were heading to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, while others were bound for countries like Canada, Nepal, Türkiye, and Azerbaijan. Ten Umrah pilgrims were stopped for not making upfront hotel payments.

Moreover, 107 Pakistani nationals were deported from various countries, including 40 from the UAE.

Some of the deportees had served prison sentences for drug trafficking and counterfeit currency charges, additionally, the Immigration officials arrested 14 deported individuals for similar offenses as they arrived at the Karachi airport.

Source: Geo News