ISLAMABAD: : Pakistan Embassy in United States has dispelled reports claiming that Pakistani Americans are being denied visas to visit their homeland, saying “There is no truth to rumours”.

“This is misinformation and disinformation”, spokesperson for Embassy clarified. Embassy’s clarification came following US State Department’s press briefing wherein question was raised regarding visas of Pakistani-Americans being rejected for travelling to their homeland.

“I’m not aware,” said US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel. “This obviously would be if there were to any be any issues that arise in this area, certainly would be something for Pakistani consular officials to speak to and not anything as it relates to State Department, so we’ll just leave it at that.”

Later, spokesperson for embassy said that Pakistani-Americans and other overseas Pakistanis, are most welcome to visit their motherland.

Official added that Embassy was providing every possible consular assistance, including visas, to overseas Pakistanis.

“We encourage Pakistani-Americans to visit Pakistan either on their (National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis) NICOP or get visas, if they so desire, from Embassy of Pakistan in Washington DC or from our four Consulates General in New York, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 07 2023

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