Nepal has asked its mission in Islamabad to be careful while issuing visas to Pakistani nationals fearing that some of them might be al Qaeda members on the run from the US forces who were combing parts of Afghanistan, a senior Nepalese official said.
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Every day at least 10 Pakistani nationals were flying to Nepal on board the Pakistan International Airlines, a majority of them Afghans, a senior Home Ministry official said, "W have already given instructions to the concerned officials in Pakistan to be careful while issuing visas to the Arab nationals," he added. Nepalese government fears that al Qaeda members on run after the US forces started combing operations in parts of Afghanistan and tribal areas of Pakistan may find a safe haven in their country. Many of the people entering Nepal these days were Afghan nationals, he said. The possibility of Afghani terrorists entering Nepal with false identity cannot be ruled out, the Home Ministry source said. |