QUETTA: The Frontier Corps apprehended 14 people, including six Afghan and an Iranian national, for illegally crossing the Iranian border in Makran on Monday.

According to a spokesman, FC Makran Scouts searched a vehicle in Gibbon area of Makran division and arrested the 14 people for illegally crossing the border. “The six Afghans, one Iranian national and seven Pakistani citizens could not present their travelling documents,” he said.

He said the suspects had been handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency for interrogation.

Published in Dawn, November 4th , 2014

Opinion

Editorial

‘Missing’ LGs
29 Jun, 2026

‘Missing’ LGs

Across the world, successful civic governance is made possible through effective, responsive local bodies, which are closest to the voter.
Audit or ritual?
29 Jun, 2026

Audit or ritual?

THE AGP’s latest audit report of federal civil accounts is a detailed record of governance failures and...
Al Aqsa under threat
29 Jun, 2026

Al Aqsa under threat

NOT satisfied with the genocidal violence it has unleashed in Gaza, the current Israeli administration is doing all...
Truce tested
Updated 28 Jun, 2026

Truce tested

The latest US-Iran exchange should therefore be treated not as proof that dialogue has failed, but as a warning of how easily it could.
Paper promises
28 Jun, 2026

Paper promises

WHAT is a UNSC resolution worth if it is never implemented? Pakistan and China felt compelled to convene an informal...
Still the masters
28 Jun, 2026

Still the masters

CRISTIANO Ronaldo and Lionel Messi do not seem to be going away quietly. At least, not yet. The duo might have left...