Pak Denies Visa Scam Involving Politicians

Pakistan has vehemently denied a major visa scam unearthed by a British Tabloid involving a ring of corrupt Pakistani officials and politicians which could give potential terrorists the chance to enter Britain with Pakistan’s Olympic team. The investigation was centred on the Lahore based Dream Land travel agency prosecuted nine years ago for human trafficking. “We infiltrated a crime ring offering false passports, visas and access to London 2012 as bogus support staff. We uncovered a ring of corrupt Pakistani officials and travel staff conspiring with a prominent politician to bypass stringent security,” the Sun said. The paper’s undercover investigator was first provided with a genuine Pakistani passport in a false name. Then leading Lahore politician Abid Chodhary spelled out how for around £7,000 he could get a man a two-month visa and smuggle him into London. However, Pakistani sports officials rubbished the claims, with Pakistan’s Olympic chef-de-mission Aqil Shah saying, “These are baseless reports, an attempt to malign Pakistan,” reported the British Tabloid