Karachi: 73 Hujjaj deplaned for travel documents discrepancy

Karachi: 73 Hujjaj deplaned for travel documents discrepancy
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As many as 73 Hujjaj (pilgrims) have been deplaned from a private company aircraft for providing wrong details in the travel documents and for trying to leave sans Mehram (male companion), Dunya News reported on Tuesday. As per Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA), the deplaned pilgrims included 36 women and 37 men belonging to Karachi. The Hujjaj were supposed to land in Saudi Arabia via Bahrain in Gulf Airline flight. The authorities said that around 20 people of those disembarked have not even issued boarding pass.