Offloaded Pakistani allowed to travel abroad after completing his documents

A Pakistani national who was offloaded from a flight bound for Saudi Arabia for not having complete documents was now allowed to leave abroad to take his job as a driver, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

In a post uploaded on X platform on Thursday, Interior Minister said that Muhammad Tufail was offloaded few weeks back while travelling to Saudi Arabia on a driver’s visa without a driving licence.

Mohsin Naqvi further said that Tufail has now departed with all valid documents, including his driving licence.

Alhamdulillah, Muhammad Tufail, who was offloaded few weeks back while travelling to Saudi Arabia on a driver’s visa without a driving licence, has now departed with all valid documents, including his driving licence. pic.twitter.com/snCKYwWxpT

— Mohsin Naqvi (@MohsinnaqviC42) December 18, 2025

It may be mentioned here that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had informed the National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis on Wednesday that 51,000 passengers were offloaded from flights at Pakistani airports this year after failing immigration checks, with Lahore and Karachi airports recording the highest numbers.

Chairman of the committee, Agha Rafiullah, chaired the session, where FIA Director General Riffat Mukhtar Raja briefed lawmakers on the measures taken to curb illegal travel and migrant smuggling.

He stated that passengers were offloaded based on thorough document verification, data checks, and online authentication. Many lacked complete information about their courses, universities, or employment abroad, and some attempted to travel through agents using incomplete or incorrect information. “The majority of offloaded passengers belonged to visit, Umrah, and work visa categories. No passenger was cleared due to political or VIP influence,” Raja said.

Reporter Awais Kiyani