UAE denies reports of not giving visas to Pakistani citizens from certain cities

Karachi [Pakistan], December 26 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday denied reports of not providing visas to Pakistani citizens belonging to certain cities and termed it as fake news, reported Geo News.
Bakheet Ateeq Al Remeithi, consulate general of the UAE in Karachi said that the UAE government has not imposed any such ban.
"Reports were being circulated that the gulf country is not allowing visas to citizens from some of the Pakistani cities including Abbottabad, Attock, Bajaur Agency, Chakwal, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dera Ismail Khan, Hangu, Hunza, Quetta, Kasur, Kohat, Kotli, Khushab, Khurrum Agency, Larkana, Mohmand Agency, Muzaffargarh, Nawabshah, Parachinar, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Skardu and Sukkur," according to Geo News.
People belonging to the above-mentioned cities were warned not to apply for visas. "Your visa will be rejected and the fee is non-refundable," reports read.
Remeithi while expressing his regret over the reports said that Pakistani citizens are being provided visas and they can apply to visit the UAE.
"He told that apart from the consulates in Islamabad and Lahore, he is personally issuing visas to the citizens born or residing in these cities, from the Karachi consulate," reported Geo News.
According to Remeithi, rumours like these are spread from time to time.
Recently, a proposal to ban Schengen visas for Russia was put forward to the European Union for discussion, official spokesman of the German Cabinet Steffen Hebestreit said, adding that Berlin took note of that.
"It was put forward by certain countries in the EU and is thereby on the agenda. The German government should now discuss it among Cabinet members and inside the EU. These discussions are not completed and therefore I cannot tell you about interim results," Hebestreit said during a media briefing, as per TASS news agency.
"I request you to have patience," the spokesman said, adding that "The German government took note of such proposal at the EU level."
The United States also recently introduced visa restrictions on 28 Cuban officials, including Cuban government employees and high-ranking members of the Cuban Communist Party, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
The 28 officials included officials involved in the alleged crackdown on the protests of July 11, 2021. Among them were high-ranking members of the Cuban Communist Party responsible for defining policy at the national and provincial levels. (ANI)