DUBAI, June 17: The decomposed bodies of Pakistanis found in the mountains of Ras Al Khaimah pecked at by birds and some other animals have shocked the Pakistani community and diplomats in the UAE who are pleading with the government of Pakistan
to take stern measures to stop its citizens from going to other countries illegally.
"There is no place for illegal immigrants in this country," a Pakistani official in Dubai told journalists and asked those who were staying illegally in the country to go back.
Some human rights activists from Pakistan have also arrived in Dubai to investigate the matter and say that they will launch a campaign to fish out the human traffickers in Pakistan.
Three bodies have been flown back to Pakistan by PIA with the help of the Pakistani Consulate in Dubai and the local community organizations. One of the three illegal entrants had bled to death while the two others died of starvation in the mountains in the soaring heat of the desert summer. All three were trying to cross the UAE mountains.
Information received about the three are as follows: Khalid Hayat, 20, from Mandi Bahauddin, died of starvation. "It (the body) had been pecked at by birds and some other animals and we found it very difficult to identify the person. However, a document found in his clothes proved he was a Pakistani," a local newspaper quoted Dr Gul Karim Khan, President of the Pakistan Centre of Ras Al Khaimah, as saying.
Afzal Hussain, 35 from Parachinar, also died of starvation and dehydration in the Ras Al Khaimah mountains and his decomposed body was identified from papers found on his body.
Mohammed Safeer, 25 from Azad Kashmir, was shot while trying to enter the Emirates illegally and died of the wounds. Details of the case were reported by the Pakistan Centre of Ras Al Khaimah to the media.
He had reportedly been conned by an agent in Pakistan who took Dh 10,000 (over Rs150,000) to get him into the UAE. Ras Al Khaimah is the northern-most emirate of the UAE and is bordered by sea, mountains and desert, making it a commonly used entry point for illegal immigrants.
