China withholds visas of over 90 Pakistani brides over fears of sex trafficking
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ISLAMABAD - China withholds visas of over 90 Pakistani brides over fears of sex trafficking.
Visas of over 90 Pakistani brides have been withheld over fears of sex trafficking and organ trade, China’s Deputy Chief of Mission in Pakistan Lijian Zhao said on Tuesday.
Speaking exclusively to Urdu News, Zhao said the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad had received 142 applications from Chinese nationals, seeking visas for their Pakistani brides in 2018, whereas 140 similar applications have already been received in the first few months of the current year.
“This sudden spike in number of transnational marriages alerted the officials and we approached our Pakistani counterparts in this regard who have launched an investigation into the matter,” said the Chinese diplomat.
Only 50 visas were granted with the remaining requests being withheld, he added.
The Chinese diplomat reacted strongly to local media reports that some Pakistani women were being forced into prostitution and subjected to heinous crime of organ harvesting.
Zhao said the media reports twisted the facts as there were no evidences to corroborate the claims.
