Pakistan's top investigative agency announced on Wednesday that five citizens had been detained for working illegally in Israel. They were doing so in defiance of Pakistani law.
Pakistan demands a separate Palestinian state based on "internationally agreed parameters" and the pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif serving as its capital. Pakistan does not recognise the state of Israel.
Therefore, Pakistani nationals are unable to go to Israel or work there. The Pakistani passport explicitly states that it is valid in all countries except Israel.
Abdul Ghafoor, a spokesman for the Federal Investigation Agency, said that the operation to detain the five suspects was started last month after investigators discovered proof that they had been operating in Israel for years through the investigation of remittances.
The FIA claimed that they had been using Western Union's money transfer service to send remittances to Pakistan.
“The suspects were working as helpers and car washers in Tel Aviv,” the FIA spokesperson said. “They stayed in Tel Aviv for four to seven years.”
All the arrested suspects came from Mirpur Khas district in the southern Sindh province and have been booked for violating Pakistan’s Passport Act 1974 and the Emigration Ordinance 1979, according to the FIA.
Pakistan demands a separate Palestinian state based on "internationally agreed parameters" and the pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif serving as its capital. Pakistan does not recognise the state of Israel.
Therefore, Pakistani nationals are unable to go to Israel or work there. The Pakistani passport explicitly states that it is valid in all countries except Israel.
Abdul Ghafoor, a spokesman for the Federal Investigation Agency, said that the operation to detain the five suspects was started last month after investigators discovered proof that they had been operating in Israel for years through the investigation of remittances.
The FIA claimed that they had been using Western Union's money transfer service to send remittances to Pakistan.
“The suspects were working as helpers and car washers in Tel Aviv,” the FIA spokesperson said. “They stayed in Tel Aviv for four to seven years.”
All the arrested suspects came from Mirpur Khas district in the southern Sindh province and have been booked for violating Pakistan’s Passport Act 1974 and the Emigration Ordinance 1979, according to the FIA.
