Pakistan ‘blocks Cyprus’ migrant smuggling operation

A group of four Pakistani nationals reportedly planning to travel illegally to Cyprus through Saudi Arabia was among seven passengers stopped by Pakistani authorities on Wednesday in an investigation into suspected migrant smuggling.

According to the Pakistani news outlet Dawn, the passengers were removed from flights at Sialkot International Airport after immigration officials found they were allegedly travelling to Saudi Arabia using Umrah visas, granted for the pilgrimage to Mecca, while...