16 Foreigners Held In SW Pakistan For Illegal Border Crossing

Islamabad: Sixteen foreigners were arrested in Pakistan's Balochistan province for illegally trying to cross the country's border into Iran, authorities said on Tuesday.

The foreigners -- 15 Nigerians and one Yemeni national -- were en route to Europe via Iran, but were arrested on Monday night on a tip-off. The security forces also detained two armed local men in the operation conducted in Turbat district. Monday's incident comes a day after the police arrested a drug trafficker from Punjab province who was accused of sending people to Europe illegally.

-IANS