Pakistan Left Crimson-Confronted As Its Senior Diplomat Deported By US Regardless of Visa

In a serious embarrassment for Pakistan, a senior diplomat was denied entry into the US regardless of having a legitimate visa and essential paperwork, reported The Information, a Pakistani media outlet. KK Wagan, the ambassador of Pakistan to Turkmenistan, was stopped by the US immigration on his arrival in Los Angeles and deported.

Quoting an unnamed official within the Pakistan international ministry, the report stated the envoy had an “immigration objection”.

Mr Wagan, a seasoned diplomat, was on a private journey to Los Angeles. The report stated he had a legitimate US visa and different journey paperwork.

Immigration authorities stopped Mr Wagan after he arrived in Los Angeles with officers flagging issues over diplomatic protocol. The US officers flagged “controversial visa references” of Mr Wagan, although there isn’t a readability over the particular issues, the report stated citing diplomatic sources.

He was then requested to return from the place he had arrived in Los Angeles.

Pakistan International Minister Ishaq Dar and different prime officers have been briefed on the problem, in keeping with the report. Mr Wagan is more likely to be summoned to Islamabad to offer an evidence over the incident.

GeoTV, one other Pakistani outlet, stated their international workplace has confirmed Mr Wagan was on a personal go to to Los Angeles and that the matter is being totally investigated.

The incident is a serious reason for embarrassment for Islamabad amid reviews that US President Donald Trump would quickly impose a journey ban on the nation that successfully stops the entry of Pakistanis into the US.