SIALKOT: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claims to have arrested 23 people deported from Turkey and Greece upon their arrival at the Sialkot International Airport. FIA Divisional Deputy Director Mufakhar Adeel said some human traffickers and their local agents had illegally sent these Pakistanis to Turkey and Greece after getting money from them. The security agencies arrested and deported them to Pakistan.

He said the FIA had sent the suspects behind the bars after registering cases against them.

WHEELIE: Police on Sunday arrested seven people who were caught doing a wheelie in various parts of the city.

District Police Officer Asad Sarfraz Khan said police had sent Ali Hassan, Tayyab, Abu Sufiyan, Hamid, Ahmed Shakeel, Nasir and Imran behind the bars.

Published in Dawn, May 21st, 2018

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