ISLAMABAD, July 4: Spain and Greece have arrested 350 Pakistanis on the charge of illegal crossing of their borders and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has sent two teams to secure their release.

Sources said on Tuesday that the governments of Spain and Greece had informed Islamabad that these Pakistanis were detained for illegal stay and illegal entry.

About 200 Pakistanis were arrested in Spain and 150 in Greece. The sources said that the FIA had decided to take action against those agents who had sent these Pakistanis abroad.—Online