ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Saturday questioned the United Kingdom’s decision to place Pakistan on a so-called red list of countries and banning entry to its people unless they hold dual citizenship of Britain or Ireland. “Every country has a right to take decisions to safeguard the health of their citizens,” Umar said in a tweet. Health experts say the surge is being driven by virus variants, including the one first identified in Britain, that are sweeping the continent. Yet putting France on the red list could have serious implications for trade flows in and out of the UK, given its reliance on traffic from cross-Channel ports. Further, it is knowingly and consciously discriminating against Pakistan and the Pakistani diaspora community,” Shah said.

Source: Pakistan Today April 03, 2021 09:00 UTC