DUBAI: The government of the United Arab Emirates has informed Pakistani authorities why visa restrictions had been imposed on many Pakistani nationals in the recent years.
According to reports, the government of the UAE has banned residents of many districts in Pakistan from entering the Emirates.
Officials in the UAE government informed Pakistan through proper channels that the reasons behind the restrictions were unwanted activities in which Pakistanis were found involved.
These unwanted activities included forgery in travel documents, tampering on passports and other documents, holding protests in the UAE, posting objectionable material on social media especially against the UAE government, theft, prostitution, begging and drug peddling.
The UAE authorities told Pakistan with documentary evidence that the ratio of involvement of Pakistanis in these snd many other crimes and unwanted activities was far higher compared to the nationals of other countries.
The decision to impose the ban on Pakistanis was taken by the UAE government after detailed deliberation on the basis of documentary evidence
Thousands of Pakistanis visit the UAE and work there and send back home remittances worth millions of dollars every month.
However, the bad character of many of these workers has not only brought a bad name for Pakistan but also deprived millions of youth of an opportunity to earn a livelihood in the UAE.
