Tag: Visas

Kuwait didn’t ban visas for Pakistanis: FO

The Foreign Office on Monday rejected as baseless the news item published in some Kuwaiti newspapers, claiming that entry and work permit visas would...

Visas for Americans create rifts in Pakistan

The Pakistani government issued visas to more than 400 Americans without army security clearances starting in early 2010, possibly enabling the CIA to boost...

Malik issued visas to BlackWater agents: Sanaullah

LAHORE - Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that Federal Minister for Interior Affairs Rehman Malik issued visas to agents of (US security agency) BlackWater and he (Malik) was responsible for their activities in Pakistan.
He was talking to reporters after a meeting of the Unification Bloc members with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif at the CM secretariat on Saturday. Sanaullah said that Malik played the main role in facilitating the 'infiltrators.' He criticised

PCB wants Indian visas for team before World Cup

LAHORE - As Pakistan's cricket team gets back to winning ways, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has applied for their visas to Indian High Commission for this month's ICC Cricket World Cup.
The PCB doesn't want any hassles therefore it has applied for the visas in advance.
Pakistan are not scheduled to play any of their group stages matches in India but in case of qualifying for quarter-finals and semi-finals, they will have to travel to India.
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Nisar demands govt furnish list of visas issued beyond limit

ISLAMABAD - Opposition Leader Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday demanded the government present a list of visas issued to embassies beyond their sanctioned strength to the Senate and National Assembly standing committees on interior and foreign affairs.
"The federal government is responsible for the Lahore incident, as it turned a blind eye to the activities of such foreigners who move freely across the country carrying unlicenced arms," he said while speaking on a point of order. He

Congressmen oppose US visas for Mumtaz Qadri’s supporters

WASHINGTON - Four US Congressmen have asked US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to refuse visas to Pakistani nationals who praised the assassination of Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer and showed support for his assassin Mumtaz Qadri. In a letter sent to Clinton, Congressmen Gary Ackerman, Steve Israel, Peter King and Michael McCaul said "some of the most prominent clerics, journalists and lawyers who have praised Taseer's death and have demonstrated support of his murderer, are

Minister denies refusing visas to Sikhs

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Ammad Khan on Tuesday contradicted reports about visa applications refusal to 300 Sikh pilgrims.
Responding to a question during the National Assembly session, the minister said the matter was related to the interior ministry, however, he checked with the Interior Ministry officials who termed the reports as false.
He informed the House that a protocol was singed in 1974 in which the number of the people who would visit

Security protocol being ignored in issuing visas to Americans

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Embassy in Washington is issuing visas to Americans intending to travel to Islamabad, ignoring all the clearance requirements set by the country's security agencies.
"There was a need to resolve a months-long row between Washington and Islamabad over the delay in visa issuance by both sides, which lasted up until August this year that led to the decision by the Presidency to empower Ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani to start issuing visas to Americans on