Pakistan Travel Ban UK's decision to put Pakistan on travel 'red list' irks Minister Asad Umar
Islamabad: The United Kingdom's decision to add Pakistan to its travel 'red list' has left the South Asian nation's Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar irked.
He tweeted: "Every country has a right to take decisions to safeguard the health of their citizens. However, the recent decision by UK govt to add some countries including Pakistan on the red list raises a legitimate question whether choice of countries is based on science or foreign policy."
Every country has a right to take decisions to safeguard the health of their citizens. However, the recent decision by UK govt to add some countries including Pakistan on the red list raises a legitimate question whether choice of countries is based on science or foreign policy pic.twitter.com/BAzaW1Lc8l
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) April 3, 2021
Pakistan has been added to Britain's travel 'red list', as Pakistani nationals would not be allowed to enter the country from April 9 onwards.
Pakistan, along with the Philippines, Kenya and Bangladesh, will be put on the list as part of UK's efforts to stop potential Coronavirus carriers from entering the country. These four nations would join about three dozen other nations mainly from Africa, the Middle East and South America in the 'red list'.
British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner made the announcement on Twitter.
"Important travel update Pakistan will be added to the UK's red list of travel ban countries from 9 April", Turner said, adding that from April 9 onwards, only UK and Ireland nationals and those with residency rights will be allowed to travel from Pakistan to the United Kingdom. He wrote: "Anyone arriving into England after that will have to book a managed quarantine hotel in advance."
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