India suspends new visa scheme for Pakistanis
- Published: 15 Jan 2013 at 17.45
- Online news: Asia
India's government suspended a new programme to allow Pakistani pensioners to get visas on arrival at the border, citing technical glitches only hours after officials said it had begun Tuesday.
An Indian immigration official decorates the 'visa on arrival' counter at the India-Pakistan border in Wagah on January 15, 2013. India's government has suspended a new programme to allow Pakistani pensioners to get visas on arrival at the border, citing technical glitches only hours it was launched.
Home Secretary R.K. Singh told reporters the scheme, which was designed to issue visas on arrival to senior citizens from Pakistan, had been suspended until further notice.
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