India has issued 5,000 visas to Pakistanis to facilitate their visit to India for the World Cup matches, including the final in Mumbai, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported on Monday.
The visas were issued after due security checks were made by the immigration office and various security agencies.
The process was conducted for every Pakistani national who applied for the travel document to watch the quarter finals, semi finals and the final to be held at different venues in India.
Advise to Pakistani Friends: If you have a valid visa and a valid ticket, do not try to cross over to India on foot via Wagah or some other border. You also need to have a valid transportation and accommodation, from Pakistan to the city where you will be watching the match. Do not expect that with valid visa and match ticket, you will be allowed to enter India and then arrange for transportation and accommodation. Last time when Pakistan visited India, a die hard Pakistani cricket fan from Karachi, had a valid visa and ticket for Bangalore Test, he was not allowed to enter India on foot because he did not have any transportation arrangements to reach Bangalore. I wish good time for all the Pakistanis while in India. Make sure, you have already made arrangements for accommodations and transportations besides VISA and Match Tickets. Cheers!!
“The 15-day multiple entry visas were issued only to those applicants who presented a proper ticket of the ICC World Cup cricket matches,” said an Indian government official.
Ahmedabad will host the second quarter final on March 24 and Chandigarh will host one semi final on March 30.
Mumbai is scheduled to host the final match of the ICC World Cup on April 2. So far, Pakistan has not played any of their World Cup matches in India.
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