100+ Passengers Stopped From Going Abroad

During the past 48 hours, the Immigration Cell of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) at Karachi airport prevented 103 passengers from boarding flights destined for various countries. Among them were 28 Umrah pilgrims and 18 individuals with work visas.

According to immigration sources, those offloaded included 28 intending to travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah, and 18 others bound for countries such as Azerbaijan, Turkey, Cyprus, Bahrain, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malawi, Burundi, Congo, Oman, Botswana, Indonesia, Albania, and Madagascar on work visas. Additionally, 47 passengers intending to travel on visit visas and two on study visas were also stopped from boarding.