UAE envoy denies reports of visa ban for Pakistanis

An envoy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has rejected reports claiming that Pakistanis are being denied visas, stressing that the consulate is witnessing record numbers of applications in recent weeks. His remarks came shortly after Additional Interior Secretary Salman Chaudhry told the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights that the UAE was not issuing visas to Pakistanis. “Every type of visa is being processed, and reports of a ban are completely false,” said UAE Consul General in Karachi, Bakheet Ateeq Alremeithi, in an exclusive interview to the private media channel.