According to available figures, 897 Pakistanis were deported from Saudi Arabia between 2025 and 2026, the highest number among the countries concerned. A further 22 were deported from the United Arab Emirates, 11 each from Iraq and Oman, five from Qatar, and one each from Bahrain and Malaysia.
Authorities also offloaded passengers suspected of travelling abroad for begging. Of these, 21 were stopped from travelling to Saudi Arabia, seven to Bahrain, five each to the UAE and Qatar, four to Oman and three to Malaysia.
One passenger each was also offloaded while attempting to travel to Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Indonesia and Türkiye.
According to sources, all the offloaded passengers were subsequently transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle for further investigation and legal action.