DUBAI: Days after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) temporarily suspended the issuance of new visas to more than a dozen countries, including Pakistan, until further notice, a document issued by a state-owned business park cited “security concerns” as the reason. The Emirates on November 18 announced to halt the issuance of new visit visas to applicants from 13 mostly Muslim-majority countries. However, it had clarified that the suspension will not apply to visas that have already been issued. It said applications for new employment and visit visas had been suspended for nationals, who are outside the UAE, of the 13 countries, including Afghanistan, Libya and Yemen, until further notice. A source briefed on the matter told Reuters the UAE had temporarily stopped issuing new visas over security concerns.

Source: Pakistan Today November 25, 2020 12:33 UTC