(APL) UK Lawyers demand British authorities of an enquiry into lost Pakistani passports fiasco, and ask o resume normal visa service at Islamabad
Association of Pakistani Lawyers (APL), a team of Pakistani origin lawyers, Solicitors, Barristers, Judges in UK have taken serious note of the news report that British authorities have lost 150 or more Pakistani passports though report suggested that it may include thousands of lost travel documents.
APL said that it has long shown and shared reservations with British Authorities on the use of third parties to process visa service to start with and APL shared deep concerns when visa service was moved to Abu Bhabi too. This practice caused anxiety as passport was at one place, visa office with documents another and no interview on most occasion was offered which caused serious doubts on decision making process, caused delay and anxiety and risk losing identity documents.
APL said that as these concerns were shared with British Authorities, and figure does not include the lost documents at home land which were never returned to thousands of the applicants in UK. APL has demanded the UK Premier that in order to avoid those lost documents being used for anti state purposes and or identity theft or fraud a broad based enquiry is the need of the hour to rule out misuse of those Pakistani travel documents for any crime.
APL has confirmed that they are writing to British Premier and Home Secretary to initiate enquiry, suspend contracts with third parties and initiate visa process service at the British High Commission Islamabad normally in order to facilitate normal visa service which is delay free addressing the public anxiety that their documents are not in wrong hands especially third parties having Indian links, who are not British Govt representatives.
APL apprehended that this view has been formed due to recent months British passport were used in perpetrating crime in Dubai whilst killing a Palestinian leader which creates many suspicions that in such volatile situation globally any document which has a potential to be used against a state in a blame game needs to be addressed carefully, speedily and sensitively to root out its misuse. Shifting responsibility to Gerry’s Fedex and/or to Abu Bhabi is not a solution to visa problems, normal visa service at Islamabad is, and that route must be adopted to gain public confidence on the visa system which is fair, transparent, and speedy. Public confidence at present is shattered by the news of loss of thousands of those documents who may end up in wrong hands at a wrong time, and that needs to be repaired by authorities quickly with concrete steps forward.
Amjad Malik, MA, LLM
Chair Association of Pakistani Lawyers (UK)
UK Lawyers have asked an enquiry from British Govt for the lost of Pakistani passports. At least these Lawyers have the courage to ask from British authorities, but our coward President, PM and even Interior Minister Rehman Malik has not asked from British Embassy Islamabad where this mysterious incident happened. All these coward leaders simply wear “CHOORIAN & DUPATTA” and sit down in their caves. These missing Pakistani passports will be used by the terrorists under the supervision of Britishers and the whole blame will be put on Pakistan, and our idiot rulers will keep quiet.I wish if there should be any brave govt in Pakistan then he must have expelled the whole British staff and took serious action against British Embassy.
A corrupt man is coward by nature.Our governoment is a buch of corrupt,cheap basturds with no ego and self respect.The cant confront british governoment becouse if they do so they wont be able to fill their begging bowl.How can u expect a country to show courage who has handed over its women to americans for a few dollars.
I would just like to inform that Gerry’s/FedEx (the company that is handeling UK visa in Pakistan) is full of corrupt management. leave alone the other memebers of the management, the COO Arshad Hussain is the most corrupt person of all time. He has the capability to sell other countries’ visa stickers to different people and make some extra bucks. he has been doing such activities for a long time and again of course with the help of his “big brother” Akram wali (GMD of Gerry’s group).
Both of the men have charged extra money that goes directly in their pockets to get the visa approved. not only for UK but for other country visa are also been sold there.
UKBA should take notice of these activities. but unfortunatley, some of the UKBA personal are also involved in such disgraced activities.
There are many players in visa business in Pakistan, WHY UKBA does not look for more reliable partner? TCS is there, XVS is tthere and there are a few more that have much better reputation that Gerry’s/Fedex.