Pakistan refuses visas to British officials: The Nation

Shaiq Hussain

ISLAMABAD - The row between Pakistan and the United Kingdom over the detention of 10 Pakistani students and their expected expulsion from Britain has deepened further as Islamabad refused to issue visas to a team of the British officials intended to arrive here for signing MoU on extradition of unwanted people.
The British team was supposed to visit Islamabad a few days back to urge Pakistani authorities for MoU on extradition of unwanted people that, if signed, would provide UK with a legal instrument not only to expel the Pakistani students but also to frustrate any effort by them to move the British courts against their deportation.
“However, Pakistani authorities refused to issue them visas to register strong protest against the British government’s decision to not only arrest its citizens without any substantial charges of terror but also to deport them despite the fact that allegations levelled against them could not be proved,” said a diplomatic source here seeking anonymity.

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