Sri Lanka cancels on-arrival visa facility for Pakistanis

[Chronos]

Mate those are facts.. And with the former conflict zones opening up it's been flooded with Indian overstaying visitor visa's indulging in illegal trade and labor.. Refer to my post #45 for stats.. Having said that Indians using it to migrate to other countries may be minimal compared to Tamils from the conflict zones and those from refugee camps in TN but it still happens



I'm just stating the ground reality there Ravi.. Not pandering to any community.. Thus i choose to ignore stupid jibes of morons that try to validate their insecurities with smileys

I don't know if Sri Lanka has the capacity. But if they present no security risks, and Sri Lanka can handle it, I would recommend some Ahmaddiyas and Christians being let in.

It is too bad they have to pay a price for what they believe in.

 

[kinsr]

@Gibbs .. will you please highlight the demerits of a decision like this? What does SL looses with denying VoA policy to Pakistanis. What kind of tourist/business benefits did Pakistan provide which have been lost? Even though they just denied VoA policy but I think Pakistanis can still apply for regular visa through embassies, so what are the losses to SL with this policy.

 

[Gibbs]

@Gibbs .. will you please highlight the demerits of a decision like this? What does SL looses with denying VoA policy to Pakistanis. What kind of tourist/business benefits did Pakistan provide which have been lost? Even though they just denied VoA policy but I think Pakistanis can still apply for regular visa through embassies, so what are the losses to SL with this policy.

My contention on this issue only stems from the argument that it is to restrict unscrupulous elements from Pakistan from abusing the system.. But as i have tried to explain with stats and sources it's to the contrary, And that threat is minimal to actually denying prosecuted people from getting asylum.. The is a short sighted stupid decision by SL authorities owing probably to the recent unrest as @HeinzG pointed out

The reason that i mentioned Indians are merely to point out that there are equally or more of them abusing the same privilege.. So the policy need to be uni formal.. Also as i highlighted earlier most of these jihadist groups originate from TN India it self and is considered the most dangerous by SL authorities
.
Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Amaa'n]

This is not to be taken lightly, sadly we can't d much but a potential weapons market could be at risk. It's sad that Pakistanis specificity have been targeted. This will put strains in the relationship of two countries.

lets not jump to conclusions - wait for some more information to poor in - you have SL officers civil & military training at your academies - so i say wait and watch ---if they have concerns we should try to work on them ----

 

[Secur]

lets mot jump to conclusions - wait for some more information to poor in - you have SL officers civil & military training at your academies - so i say wait and watch ---if they have concerns we should try to work on them ----

It doesn't matter much , the Govt of Pakistan however should have taken a more pro-active approach to the plight of the asylum seekers instead of dismissing their concerns like that , its worrying that minorities are now seeking asylum in Sri-Lanka because of the deteriorating law and order situation . Though , knowing Colombo-Islamabad relations , the Pakistanis would have been taken on board with the decision .

 

[Tshering22]

Plus those Islamic fanatics trying to infiltrate Lankan Muslims are groups originating from Tamil Nadu and Saudi Arabia not Pakistan.. Even most of you Indians are oblivious to whats happening in certain parts of your own country

Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Yeah maybe i termed it wrong but the Pak authorities are in the hoop

We agree religious terrorism is a problem in our region.

But are you willing to join and fight against it? That's the question.

 

[Amaa'n]

It doesn't matter much , the Govt of Pakistan however should have taken a more pro-active approach to the plight of the asylum seekers instead of dismissing their concerns like that , its worrying that minorities are now seeking asylum in Sri-Lanka because of the deteriorating law and order situation . Though , knowing Colombo-Islamabad relations , the Pakistanis would have been taken on board with the decision .

I believe the reason Pakistan was OK with this decision because as FO spokesperson said - those guys bad mouthed Pakistan and then went to SL.
However the true reason behind the case is Minorities moving to SL----

 

[abjktu]

Also as i highlighted earlier most of these jihadist groups originate from TN India it self and is considered the most dangerous by SL authorities
.
Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

its present through out India from Kashmir to Kerala....
you can expect more from Tamilnadu in Srilanka because of the linguistic bondness between Muslims of Tamilnadu and Srilanka...

 

[Secur]

I believe the reason Pakistan was OK with this decision because as FO spokesperson said - those guys bad mouthed Pakistan and then went to SL.
However the true reason behind the case is Minorities moving to SL----

Well , I do not believe that getting SriLanka visa mostly its tourism is going to get any difficult for Pakistanis .

 

[Amaa'n]

We dont want ur fake forgiveness

What's ur problem, giving me that negative rating? As someone whos family fled persecution from Sinhalese snakes, I have every right to comment on their slave mentality

I would not have bothered to tell you why i did, what i did, unless questioned by Admins.....
But i will reply to your Post.... You do not blame an entire race and insult them,
I would have done the same had it been a Pakistani, because personal attacks are not tolerated, and must be discouraged.
If you believe i am wrong, feel free to open thread in GHQ....

 

[HeinzG]

We dont want ur fake forgiveness

Fine........ we careless about diaspora people......

 

[Pakistanisage]

This won't affect our relations with Sri Lanka..

 

[Contrarian]

This won't affect our relations with Sri Lanka..

Ofcourse it wont.
But it would improve Lanka's relations with India.

 

[Saradiel]

Not only Political Asylum, SL was being used as a base by the ISI for launching clandestine operations against India after Nepal route became too dangerous. R&AW snatched a few anti-India elements from the heart of Colombo putting the Sri Lankan government in tight spot.

Sri Lanka won't like the Indian agencies to get deeply involved like it did in Nepal where high profile political assassinations of anti-India elements were carried out. Also, India can do other things in case her security is threatened.

I do not think SL did this due to indian backing or due to security reasons. I think the main reason as @Gibbs says is refugees coming frm SL. Most pakistani refugees in SL are concentrated in parts like Negombo and people there do not like large inflow of refugees.

BUt i personally feel SL should have helped the refugees who are mostly Ahamdaiya and Christian

Sri Lankans showing their snake like behaviour


You need to understand some things about Lankans, they are a slave race. Cheerleading for anyone who comes along, no dignity

yeah we used to cheer lead for a barbaric cult in north called tamil tigers for 30 years when they were killing people until our slave ppl had to say enough in 2009 and gave the big cat's arse to his hand

I think the decision was made in the light of the Aluthgama incident. There were numerous reports that Pakistani Jihadists roaming in Sri Lanka because of the on arrival Visa. Moreover Pakistanis are the number one heroin traffickers to Sri Lanka.

However as you said we need to cancel the on arrival visa facility to Indian as well.

I dont think Aluthgama has any impact on this. The call to halt visa on arrival for pakistanis had been in the table prior to Aluthgama incident. There is no jihadi element in aluthgama incident, though there is a terrorist that needs to be arrested. And for ur infor on arrival visa facility has been cancelled for indians like 2 years before...

 

[Contrarian]

I think the decision was made in the light of the Aluthgama incident. There were numerous reports that Pakistani Jihadists roaming in Sri Lanka because of the on arrival Visa. Moreover Pakistanis are the number one heroin traffickers to Sri Lanka.

However as you said we need to cancel the on arrival visa facility to Indian as well.

Well pointed out.