EU delegation visits Sialkot Airport to monitor departure processes, measures taken to prevent irregular migration

EU delegation visits Sialkot Airport to monitor departure processes, measures taken to prevent irregular migration

A high-level European Union delegation on Friday visited the Sialkot International Airport to monitor the immigration processes and measures to prevent irregular migration, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) spokesperson said in a statement. The move comes after around 66,154 passengers were offloaded last year despite holding valid documents, particularly at Lahore and Karachi airports, amid a post-2024 Greece boat tragedy crackdown on migr…

EU, ICMPD delegation reviews immigration controls at Sialkot International Airport

SIALKOT: A high-level delegation of the European Union to Pakistan, accompanied by representatives of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), the FRONTEX Liaison Officer to Pakistan and the Embassy of Hungary, visited Sialkot International Airport to assess immigration controls and border management practices. During the visit, officials of FIA Immigration briefed the delegation on the overall working, operational perf…