ISLAMABAD – Two big stars of the football world are expected to visitPakistan soon, Information Minister has revealed.
Fawad Chaudhry, the information minister said his government is reviewingthe visa policies. “We are trying to bring 55 countries into a visa-freeregion, which includes most of the European countries.”
Earlier this month, Portugal declared Pakistan safe for travel and FawadChaudhry is happy about it. “I’m happy our (travel) advisories arechanging,” he added.
He said that former Portuguese captain Luis Figo and Brazil’s Kaka wererecently denied visas to Pakistan for a promotional visit.
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The information minister told Reuters that he called the section officerand he told him that he never heard of Kaka. “I spoke to the interiorsecretary yesterday and gave him a piece of my mind.”
However, the football greats will be issued visas soon, the minister added.
