The General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs of United Arab Emirates (UAE) has denied media reports that it has temporarily stopped issuing visit visas to Pakistan, Khaleej Times reported on Wednesday. The denial came after local news channel, Geo News, reported that the UAE General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs has issued a notification suspending issuance of UAE visas for Pakistanis. “The ministry and immigration of UAE has temporarily suspended issuance of UAE visa for Pakistanis. He said that the visa restrictions had been imposed for Pakistanis only, as around 300,000 Pakistanis are already in Dubai on visit visas. However, the UAE officials told Khaleej Times that “the situation is normal”.

Source: Pakistan Today December 19, 2017 17:20 UTC