Saudi Arabia says, more than 39,000 Pakistanis have been deported from the Kingdom in the past four months. Quoting Security sources, the Saudi newspaper 'Saudi Gazette' said that the the deportations were made due to involvement of several Pakistani nationals in some terrorist actions orchestrated by the militant Islamic State (IS) group, crimes of drug trafficking, thefts, forgery and for that violating the rules of residence and work. <br/><br/>Chairman of the Security Committee of the Shoura Council,Abdullah Al-Sadoun has said Taliban extremist movement was itself born in Pakistan and Pakistan is plagued with terrorism due to its close proximity with Afghanistan. He asked the authorities to thoroughly check those coming to work in the Kingdom due to the involvement of a number of Pakistanis in security issues.The report also said that 82 Pakistanis suspects are currently held in intelligence prisons over charges of terror and other security related issues.
News On AIR | February 8, 2017 1:38 PM
Saudi Arabia deports 39000 Pakistanis in 4 months