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| 139,000 Pakistanis deported in last two years |
| 2005-09-03 |
| According to the data provided to the National Assembly on Tuesday, approximately 139,000 Pakistanis have been deported from 47 countries, including the United States, European Union and Arab countries, during the last two years. The documents showed that most Pakistanis were expelled from the Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia (51,195), the United Arab Emirates (32,503), Oman (20,388) and Iran (15, 849). According to a country-wise break-up, 50 Pakistanis were deported from Bahrain, 507 from Kuwait, 200 from Qatar, 82 from Yemen, 22 from Jordan, 12 from Iraq, 33 from Syria, 45 from Egypt, 3 from Nepal, 403 from Sri Lanka, 370 from Libya, 1,727 from South Africa, 1 from Nigeria, 7 from Kenya, 24 from Morocco, 5 from Mauritius, 3 from Sudan, 10 from Zimbabwe, 4 from Zambia, 49 from Switzerland, 22 from France, 7 from Austria, 2 from Slovakia, 4 from Romania, 39 from Poland, 125 from Canada, 13530 from Turkey, 21 from Denmark, 25 from Lithuania, 27 from Sweden, 45 from the Russian Federation, 26 from Norway, 13 from Serbia and Montenegro, 39 from Spain, 75 from the Netherlands, 12 from Italy, 261 from Cyprus, 46 from Belgium, 575 from Afghanistan, 34 from Australia and 1 from New Zealand. |
| Posted by:john |
| #11 This is an absolute disgrace. Why isn't the number higher? |
| Posted by: Akbar McTavish 2005-09-03 17:13 |
| #10 Ever try to fix one? wellll I would assume it's like fixing my cat, but with less precaution and care and no pain meds: need thread of some kind, soldering iron, and a pair of sporks |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-09-03 16:52 |
| #9 They're disposable Hell yes, of course they are. Ever try to fix one? |
| Posted by: Mona Gorilla 2005-09-03 15:51 |
| #8 ATHENS, SEPTEMBER 2: Four Pakistan men were arrested in Athens and western Greece on charges of kidnapping a Pakistani immigrant and demanding Euro10,00 (US$12,500) as ransom money, police said on Friday. The 32 year old shopkeeper was abducted near the town of Messolongi, 250 kilometers west of Athens. The four suspects allegedly threatened to kill him unless he paid the ransom. Two suspects were arrested in Athens yesterday while attempting to collect Euro3,000 (USD3,750) of the demanded sum from a bank branch in the capital. The other two were arrested during a police raid near Messolongi.None of the arrested men, aged 24 to 34, was identified.The shopkeeper was freed unharmed. |
| Posted by: john 2005-09-03 15:29 |
| #7 Even a country as messed up as Zimbabwe wants nothing to do with Pakistanis. |
| Posted by: john 2005-09-03 15:04 |
| #6 10 from Zimbabwe What the hell did these people do to piss off Zim-Bob? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-09-03 13:17 |
| #5 Shifting the problem is no answer. When the roulette ball falls there is a sudden boom. Exterminate now for the sake of our planut!! |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-09-03 12:08 |
| #4 That's a lot of fake passports... |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-09-03 09:31 |
| #3 Remember when the government required all adult Muslim men to register after 9/11? A great many Pakistanis suddenly left of their own free will, taking their families with them. Many went back to Pakistan, many claimed asylum in Canada. All claimed merely to be working here illegally, having overstayed visas years (decades, in some cases!) ago. NPR reporters made much of the fact that these had all been hard workers who bought property and paid their taxes on time. And how would their Americanized children be able to adjust to life in Pakistan, after growing up with all that freedom and a good education? No fair!!!!!!! Anyway, the point I am working up to is that the ones who went back to Pakistan were voluntary repatriations, and thus wouldn't be counted amongst the deportations. Besides, that happened years and years ago. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-09-03 09:12 |
| #2 Seems like a good start. Some of the countries are lagging in their efforts. The US is missing from the list. Where do these people get deported to? After the subway and bus bombings in London, I was ready to suggest that these folks be put in a row boat at the 12 mile limit with instructions to start rowing for a country that would accept them. |
| Posted by: John Q. Citizen 2005-09-03 08:52 |
| #1 They're disposable. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-09-03 08:01 |