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DAWN News: Over 30,000 US nationals given visa in two years
Saturday, 27 Feb, 2010
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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Ammad (second from left) also said that 288,362 Indian nationals were given visa— 58,697 in 2005, 75,851 in 2006, 68,694 in 2007 and 64,737 in 2008. – Photo by APP.
ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Friday that over 81,000 visas were issued to US nationals over the past five years, with over 30,000 issued during the last two years.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Ammad said that 30,153 visas had been issued in 2008 and 2009, 20,143 in 2005, 16,543 in 2006 and 14,241 in 2007.
Although issuing visa is a routine work of diplomatic missions, the number of US citizens arriving in the country became an issue of public interest because of reports about presence of security contractors Blackwater and other private US security agencies in Pakistan.
The figures do not give a break-up of routine visitors and those came to work for US government projects.
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So, 30,000 people from USA are coming to the most dangerous country in the world i.e., Pakistan ?
What are they coming to Pakistan for ? Are they looking for jobs ? Pakistan's economy is dead. Are they coming to invest money in Pakistan ? NO!
I believe these are soldiers!, trained to do a specific job inside Pakistan i.e., neutralize Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.