The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing regular visas to Pakistnationals, with a senior Pakistani official admitting that the move is linked to concerns about Pakistanis travelling to the Gulf nation and “getting involved in criminal activities”, Dawn reported. Additional Interior Secretary Salman Chaudhry told Pakistan’s Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Thursday that the UAE had unofficially halted visa issuance for Pakistani passport holders, except for blue and diplomatic passports. Addressing the committe, he further said that both the UAE and Saudi Arabia had “stopped short of imposing a complete ban” on the Pakistani passport, adding that “If a ban is imposed, getting it removed would be difficult.”
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