Helpless Pakistanis arrested at Dubai Airport transit, not allowed to contact families back home

Some passengers of an Emirates connecting flight were arrested at the Dubai Airport transit who are not even allowed to contact their families back home, Bol News reported on Tuesday.

The passengers were taken into custody on the pretext of old complaints against them. The airport authorities are not even allowing them to contact their families.
Besides administration, the passengers of the Emirates Airline also faced apathy from the police.
According to the reports, some passengers were taken into custody on the basis of old complaints against them and they have been kept at the CID office for the past couple of days.

The passengers cannot take legal help as the courts and other departments are closed due to the Eid holidays.

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the arrest of the passengers at airport for transit is a sheer violation of the rules.