US national jailed for illegally staying in Pakistan

By IANS,

Islamabad : US national Mathew Craig who was arrested here for illegally staying in the country has been remanded to 14-day custody in Adiala Jail, a media report said.Craig was arrested Friday from Islamabad’s sector I-11. He was presented before a court Saturday.


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The interior ministry had ordered Craig to leave the country June 4 but he stayed on, Geo TV reported quoting police. The ministry canceled his visa.

He was picked up by the intelligence agencies from Islamabad’s Fateh Jang area, considered a sensitive area, according to the report.

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