ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has asked immigration authorities not to bar any Pakistani passenger traveling abroad with valid documents, Pakistani state media reported on Saturday.
The development comes after reports about passengers complaining of arbitrary offloading at various Pakistani airports despite carrying valid travel documents, drawing public ire on social media platforms.
These reports coincided with Islamabad’s crackdown on illegal immigration, which gained significant attention in Pakistan after the arrest of several Pakistani and foreign nationals at airports with forged documents in recent years.
Naqvi paid an unannounced visit to Islamabad airport on Saturday, where he reviewed immigration procedures and interacted with passengers departing for foreign destinations, the state-run APP news agency reported.
“No passenger carrying complete and valid travel documents should be stopped from traveling,” he was quoted as saying.
