The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested five Pakistanis who illegally travelled to Israel and worked there for years, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The FIA’s crime circle made the arrests in Mirpurkhas for illegally travelling to Israel without Pakistani passports.

These Pakistanis had stayed in Israel for seven years while working there as helpers and car washers in Israeli capital Tel Aviv.

The suspects got entry into the Jewish state through an Israeli agency who charged up to Rs400,000.

The arrested suspects were booked in five cases under the sections of the Passport Act 1974 and the Emigration Ordinance 1979. They illegally migrated to Israel by travelling through different countries like Turkey, Kenya and Sri Lanka, and found employment there. They entered Israel on a European visa through Jordan, with the help of an Israeli agent, with each of them paying Rs300,000 to Rs400,000.

The arrested suspects were identified as Noman Siddiqui, Kamil Noor, Kamran Siddiqui, Mohammad Zeeshan and Mohammad Anwer. They used to send money back to their families in Pakistan through Western Union.

Reporter Tayyab Saif