UK strict visa policy for Pakistan
LONDON: Terming Pakistan as high risk state the United Kingdom (UK) strict the visa policy for Pakistan. The UK Interior Secretary Jack Smith said on Tuesday that 12 persons were arrested under terrorism act 2000; adding one of them was released and other 11 who belonged to Pakistan did not release yet.
Thanking British police and other security institutions over the arresting the Pakistani students he said that the UK was facing the threat of terrorism. On the occasion, he also said that the UK’s government revised its policies in last month and it was the need of the day to strengthen the cooperation with international partners to counter the threat of terrorism.
He further stated “we are working with Pakistani government to control the extremism and to establish balance society in Pakistan. He said that the UK was spending 10 million pounds every year for the said purpose, adding the UK’s government had doubled the aid package to alleviate the poverty from Pakistan.
He further stated that the above said package had been increased to 480 million pounds by the end of 2011. The UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari also agreed on ongoing joint struggle for curbing the menace of terrorism. It is pertinent to mention that the denial of student visa for Pakistanis was increased.-SANA
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