Muhammad Asif deported from Dubai airport again

The 35-year-old Pakistan pacer Muhammad Asif has been deported for Dubai airport yet again but this time it was because he failed to possess proper travelling documents.

Asif was traveling to Sharjah to take part in the amateur tape ball tournament, however, he was flagged down at immigration and spent several hours at the Dubai airport.

Asif arrived at the airport from Lahore to take part in the tape ball tournament in Sharjah when he was asked to step aside by the authorities during scanning. He spent the next few hours in the custody of immigration authorities and was later sent back to Pakistan, Geo news citing its sources reported.

Later, Asif confirmed that he had been granted a special visa to visit Dubai and the authorities had cleared his name before giving him the visa.

According to him, when he reached the airport he was asked for the letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which he was to get from Abu Dhabi. He already had clearance after which he had been given a visa, but due to not having the letter he was not allowed to enter UAE.

The pacer last visited Dubai 10 years ago, where he was arrested after he was found carrying opium. He was returning home after playing in the Indian Premier League and spent two weeks in the custody of Dubai police. He was later released after the-then Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Naseem Ashraf talked it out with the UAE officials.

Asif is yet to be selected for the Pakistan national team even after serving the five-year ban for the spot-fixing scandal.