London: The British government is set to announce its new travel review of dozens of countries, which would include the key decision whether to move Pakistani to the amber list, out of the travel ban Red List, or continue with the same categorisation.
Trusted Pakistani sources familiar with Pakistan’s lobbying with the British government have told Geo News that the chances of Pakistan coming out of the Red List are “fifty, fifty”.
However, Pakistan has asked the UK govt, both on and off the record, to remove Pakistan from the Red List as Islamabad has met the requirements already.
Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke to UK PM Boris Johnson and raised the issue of the Red List, which has caused problems for thousands of Pakistanis. Behind the scenes, several other players and factors are involved in getting Pakistan off the Red List.
Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, UK officials have made a beeline to get visas for Pakistan and it’s understood that Pakistan has issued over 300 visas only in the last 10 days, and hundreds more are eager to obtain visas.
A high ranking British official visited Pakistan last week and a top official is set to land in Islamabad this week to meet Pakistani officials about the Afghanistan situation.
Pakistan has already raised the issue, during the facilitation of evacuation efforts, that Pakistan is under pressure from its own communities who want the country removed from the Red List. Web Desk
