40 deportees from Muscat dodge custom, immigration officials at Lahore Airport

LAHORE: Over 40 Pakistanis, deported from Muscat, dodged custom and immigration officials at Lahore Airport and escaped from there, sources said.

Airport sources said the deportees arrived in Lahore via a private airline, where officials of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), immigration and customs were waiting for them. The deported Pakistanis dodged the officials and escaped from the airport.

An inquiry into the incident has been launched.

Meanwhile, the FIA, in a letter, has held Airport Manager and Administration of the private airline responsible for the incident.