Three Pakistanis arrested

Three Pakistanis arrested

MERAUKE, Irian Jaya: Three Pakistanis' dreams of a new life in
Australia were shattered when the authorities arrested them
before they could make the short hop to Down Under.

The head of the Merauke Immigration Office, Armili, said the
three men were planning to enter Australia illegally through this
southernmost city in Irian Jaya, Antara reported.

The three men, who arrived in Merauke on Sept. 15, have been
trying to charter a boat that would take them across to
Australia, Armili said.

The three men -- identified as Ufman Ullah, Bashir Ahmed and
Janed Akhter -- have been ordered to return to Jakarta before
being returned to their country. (emb)