Islamabad: Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari on said visa problems being faced by Pakistani citizens living in Kuwait will be taken up with Kuwaiti authorities to address problems of overseas Pakistanis.
Responding to a calling attention notice in the Senate, she said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is going to hold a meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart, on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session in New York, and will raise this issue with him.
The Minister said this issue will also be taken up during a two-day Pak-Kuwait Joint Ministerial Commission scheduled to be held in Islamabad on Thursday.
She said in 2011, Kuwait had unofficially banned visas to the nationals of various countries, which include Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Iran on the pretext of their alleged involvement in drug trafficking and criminal offences.
Shireen Mazari said, on the other hand, Indian citizens are getting visas in large numbers and other privileges.
