Islamabad: Some Pakistani citizens have been denied visas by Saudi Arabia, accusing them of Blasphemy. Turkey will now adopt a tougher policy for issuing visas to Pakistani citizens. Pakistan has been shocked by the decisions of its former allies, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. With Pakistani notoriety in European countries, it was already difficult for Pakistani […]
New Delhi: 22,000 students studying in China returned home after the outbreak of Coronavirus in China. China is unwilling to allow these students entry to resume their courses. This has put the education of these students in jeopardy. India has raised this issue during discussions with China on various occasions. As China is not paying […]
Prague/Brussels: – The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic has suggested that the Balkan countries be included in the Schengen area to curb the influx of illegal immigrants into European countries. Prime Minister Andrej Babis also claimed that the Schengen facility had failed to deter refugees in the current situation. Babis also blamed Schengen’s failure […]
London/Beijing: – The United Kingdom has started implementing the Citizenship Visa Scheme for all the Hong Kong residents who are keen on seeking asylum in the United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the new scheme’s implementation by saying that he was proud to open this new avenue for the people who have a […]
Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced a temporary ban on the H-1B visas, intending to make more employment opportunities available to the US citizens against the background of the Coronavirus pandemic. Fears are being expressed that the IT companies and its employees will be hit hard with this ban. Many US IT companies also […]
New York/Tehran: Against the background of the rising tension between the United States and Iran, it has come to fore that the United States has refused to grant a visa to Iranian Foreign Minister, Jawad Zarif. China and Russia have resented the US decision and have said that it was the duty of the United […]
California: Four months ago, Facebook’s digital currency that was launched with great fanfare has suffered major blows back-to-back. Five companies participating in the Libra venture have decided to back out in the last 24 hours. These companies include the world leaders in payments processing such as Mastercard, Visa and Stripe. Given this development indicates that […]
Washington/Beijing: There are indications of a new conflict igniting between the United States and China over the atrocities against the Uyghur people, in the Xinjiang province of China. After including 28 Chinese enterprises in the ‘Black List’, the United States has now raised the baton of Visa Ban. The US foreign department announced that all […]
Brussels : US President Donald Trump and his policies have been criticized by the Europeans, and they have yet once again managed to shock the US. Going forward, “Visa” will be compulsory for all US citizens, who are travelling in European countries. In the European Parliament session, the resolution of ‘cancelling the “Visa-free” facility of US […]
Islamabad/Kabul: It has been announced by the Afghanistan authorities that henceforth, Pakistani citizens who enter Afghanistan will have to produce valid visa and other relevant documents. After the announcement made by the Afghanistan authorities, hundreds of of Pakistanis have returned to their homeland. For the past several years, thousands of people had been travelling daily and […]