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Pak amnesty seekers get free tickets

DUBAI - The Pakistan Association, Dubai, in cooperation with the Pakistan Consulate in Dubai, distributed free air tickets to 100 Pakistani amnesty seekers at the Pakistan Sports and Recreation Centre here on Monday.

The air tickets were distributed by Tariq Masood, Counsellor Welfare and Najeebur Rehman Abbasi, Commercial Counsellor from the Pakistan Consulate. "We have already distributed over 300 tickets to amnesty seekers since the UAE government announced the general pardon," said a spokesperson for the association, adding that this was a routine procedure for the past three weeks. The spokesperson further said that the association had carried out this gesture due the generous contributions by the members.

All amnesty seekers, who have already been issued outpasses, are required to appear for an interview conducted by senior committee members following which they are issued receipts that allow them to collect air tickets to any destination in Pakistan and fly aboard any of the three Pakistani airlines.

Anwar Khan, an amnesty seeker awaiting his turn for an interview, said that he learnt of this kind gesture by the association and wanted to avail of the opportunity because he could not afford a ticket as he had not been paid his salary for the past five months.

Three other illegals, also working for the same company, complained that they were seeking amnesty because their company had refused to sponsor them and pay their salaries.

The Pakistan Association has asked all amnesty seekers to obtain their outpasses from the consulate before April 30 so that the ticketing procedures are simplified. "The association hopes to distribute free tickets to all the amnesty seekers who approach them," said the spokesperson.

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