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Canada bans passenger flights from India and Pakistan to combat third-wave of COVID-19
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Canada bans passenger flights from India and Pakistan to combat third-wave of COVID-19

  • On Thursday, the Canadian government announced that it would be temporarily barring passenger flights from India and Pakistan for the next 30 days, as part of stricter measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
  • This decision was enacted by the left-leaning government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after prominent right-leaning politicians criticised Ottawa's lack of response in dealing with the third wave of the pandemic.
Published 23 Apr, 2021 09:11am
UK adds Pakistan to its travel ban ‘red list’
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UK adds Pakistan to its travel ban ‘red list’

  • On Friday, the United Kingdom's Foreign Office announced that it was adding Pakistan to the Red List of travel ban countries, with measures coming into force from April 9th.
  • The Pakistani government and medical officials had earlier blamed the rise in cases on a coronavirus variant, that was first reported in the United Kingdom.
Updated 02 Apr, 2021 04:43pm
CAA extends travel SOPs for Pakistan bound visitors
Pakistan

CAA extends travel SOPs for Pakistan bound visitors

  • The authority also shared the list of countries, classified under categories A, B, and C.
  • Eight countries fall in the category, which include, South Africa, United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal, The Netherlands, Botswana and Zambia.
Updated 13 Mar, 2021 04:41pm
Pakistan extends travel curbs on passengers from UK
Pakistan

Pakistan extends travel curbs on passengers from UK

  • The authority also added six more countries to the C category list including South Africa, UK, Portugal, Ireland and Brazil.
  • The category C international passengers now have to show Covid-19 report upon arrival and they will undergo another assessment of the virus in Pakistan, says CAA.
Updated 29 Jan, 2021 07:16pm
Saudi Arabia extends entry ban for another week
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Saudi Arabia extends entry ban for another week

  • The Ministry of Interior said the decision was taken as a precautionary measure against the spread of the new variant of the coronavirus.
  • France, South Africa, Canada, Italy, Joran, Japan are among the several countries where the new variant has already reached.
Published 28 Dec, 2020 02:11pm
UK sanctions ex-SSP Rao Anwar, imposes travel ban, assets freeze
Pakistan

UK sanctions ex-SSP Rao Anwar, imposes travel ban, assets freeze

  • The United States also sanctioned Anwar in December 2019 for his involvement in “serious human rights abuse” in Pakistan.
    • He was suspended from the duty after the killing of 27-year-old Mehsud and four others at a farmhouse in Karachi’s Shah Latif Town on January 13, 2018.
Updated 11 Dec, 2020 07:58pm