10 cabbies held for helping illegal Afghans to cross into Pakistan

PARACHINAR: The political administration on Monday arrested 10 cab drivers for allegedly transporting illegal Afghan nationals into Pakistan.

Talking to reporters, Assistant Political Agent of Parachinar Shahid Ali Khan said the administration took the action on reports about the involvement of cab drivers in helping the Afghan nationals to cross the border without any legal documents.

He said the cab drivers used to transport the Afghan nationals through secret routes in Borki and Kharlachi.He said all the arrested cab drivers were residents of Kurram Agency. The official said the administration also arrested an Afghan national for obtaining a domicile certificate illegally.

He said the arrested Afghan national, identified as Tamim Khan, revealed that he had paid a huge amount to two tribal elders for verification of the documents required for applying for the domicile certificate.