Nisar takes notice of issuance of immigration to blacklisted US citizen

Mathew, US citizen landed at Benazir International Airport after entering wrong credentials on landing card and was shifted to immigration cell by the agency.

Pakistani officials say an American citizen who previously was deported from Pakistan and blacklisted years ago has been arrested upon returning to the country.

Barrett was deported and blacklisted in 2011 after being found in the area of a sensitive installation, Interior Ministry spokesman said.

According to the statement, Barrett managed to leave the airport after successfully clearing immigration.

U.S. citizen, FIA official sent on three days… Raja Asif and his son, also an FIA official, Ahtasham gave the deportee clearance on the airport out of negligence.

Barrett was picked up by FIA and police officials in a joint raid on a guest house in the capital. Advocate Abdul Rehman, the man who claimed to be Barrett’s father-in-law and also represented him in court at the time. He said that action will also be taken against those who issued the visa at the Pakistan consulate in Houston, USA. It was issued on June 22 and was good up to June 30, 2020, allowing Matthew to stay in Pakistan for up to one year at a time.

Hussain said the interior minister has ordered a thorough inquiry into how Barrett managed to enter Pakistan again and suspended the airport immigration staff.

Nisar instructed his ministry’s officials to find out whether Barret’s entry in the country, despite being blacklisted, was because of mere negligence or is there anything more to the case. The team, which will be headed by Superintendent of Police (Investigation) retired Captain Mohammad Ilyas, will consist of officers from the Inter-Services Intelligence, Intelligence Bureau and FIA.