Pakistanis get visa for match at Mohali (28 March 1999)
LAHORE, March 27: 214 Pakistani cricket fans were issued visas by the Indian High Commission's (IHC) temporary office at the Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday
28-Mar-1999
28 March 1999
Pakistanis get visa for match at Mohali
Our Sports Correspondent
LAHORE, March 27: 214 Pakistani cricket fans were issued visas by the
Indian High Commission's (IHC) temporary office at the Gaddafi
Stadium on Saturday. The visas are being issued to 1000 Pakistani
lovers of the game to witness one-day cricket match between Pakistan
and India, Mohali (Chandigarh) on April 1. The IHC will issue visas
till March 30.
The IHC counsellor Avadhesh Behari told Dawn that all the 214
candidates who applied for visas on Saturday got it the same day as
no application was rejected.
Mr Behari said that his temporary office could start working on
Saturday after some delay at 12 noon because it had to set up the
office equipment at the temporary office.
"We will start receiving visa applications on Sunday from 9.30 a.m
sharp to 4 pm, before delivering visas at 5 pm the same evening",
Behari said.
He said that the limit of 1000 visa could only be increased if the
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would get more tickets for the match.
He said that three-day visa is being issuedto Pakistanis to also
provide them an opportunity to see the historical places in the
Indian Punjab's capital, Chandigarh.
Source :: Dawn (https://dawn.com/)