18 arrested from Iran-bound bus

Published December 18, 2006

QUETTA, Dec 17: Security forces on Sunday arrested 18 Afghan and Bangladeshi nationals on the charge of entering Pakistan without valid documents. Frontier Corps sources said that 15 Afghans and three Bangladeshis were arrested from a Taftan-bound bus when it was checked at the Balk check post. Officials said their documents were not found to be valid and they had entered Pakistan to go to Iran.

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