Tag: Visa

The Sun story conspiracy against Pakistan, says Malik

Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that a case will be registered against The Sun’s agent Ali Asad for misleading the facts. Talking to the...

UK High Commission discards FIA’s investigation into passport scam

The British High Commission has discarded the investigations by the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) pertaining to the Olympics passport scam, which has jeopardized the...

Britain doesn’t intend to malign Pakistan through visa scam: envoy

British High Commissioner to Pakistan Adam Thomson on Thursday confirmed that there was no evidence found that any citizen tried to arrive in Britain...

Olympics visa scam gives Rana and Malik another chance to squabble

Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday called Interior Adviser Rehman Malik “the mastermind” of Olympics passport scandal, saying he should be nabbed and...

The Sun says it will face case

British daily ‘The Sun’ has announced that it would stick to its claims about a Pakistani scam involving issuance of visas for London Olympics...

Cabinet decides to take legal action against The Sun

The federal cabinet met here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and took two important decisions while discussing various...

Cabinet decides legal action against ‘The Sun’ in Olympic visa scandal

The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday expressed grave concern over Olympic Visa Scandal involving Pakistanis and decided to take legal action against British newspaper ‘The...

20 suspects arrested in Olympic visa scam

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Lahore has taken into custody 20 people, including two travel agents, passport office employees and an official of National...

Burma embassy rejects visa of Ansar Burney

The Myanmar Embassy at London rejected visa applications of two-member team of fact finding mission, wanted to visit Burma to dig out the truth...

20 arrested in fake visa scandal

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) took into custody 20 people including two travel agents, passport office employees and an official of National Database and Registration...

Pakistan rubbishes tabloid’s Olympic visa scam claims

Pakistan’s sports officials have denied British tabloid The Sun’s claims to have uncovered a visa scam that could have allowed potential terrorists into the...

PM welcomes Afghan visa grant for Pak businessmen

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has appreciated the decision of the Afghan government to grant multiple visas to the Pakistani businessmen. The announcement was...

No visa for bogus students, says UK minister

UK Border Agency has announced a targeted interview system for students concentrating on high-risk applicants. Under the new rules, students from high-risk countries, including...

Oman willing to enhance trade relations with Pakistan

Ambassador of Oman to Pakistan Muhammad Said Allawati has said Omani embassy will soon grant visa to business community on the recommendations of Sialkot...

Sharat Sabharwal concerned over delay in visa agreement

Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal said his country was deeply disappointed over delay by Pakistan in signing of liberalized visa regime during the interior...