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Pakistan fans face problem to get visa for World Cup

Just around 25 cricket fans from Pakistan have applied for visas for the cricket world cup with the tournament organisers yet to decide on setting up a satellite visa outlet in Pakistan. Watch Cricket Online

"We had anticipated and informed the organisers that we are expecting some 500 people to apply for the World Cup visas. But the response so far has been very slow," a Pakistan cricket board official said today.

According to him, just 25 applicants had applied directly for visas for the Caribbean cricket community special visa to the Trinidad and Tobago consulate in New Delhi which had sent them to the Caricom for approval.

"These visas are apart from those being issued to journalists and team and board officials," Dr Ehsan Malik, the PCB's media head said.

He said due to the slow response from Pakistani cricket fans, Caricom had delayed on a request from the Pakistan board to set up a satellite visa office in Lahore where applicants could apply in person instead of sending their passports to Delhi which was not allowed under Pakistani immigration laws.

"Caricom has now said it is talking to our government for clearance to set up the satellite outlet. We are hoping once that happens the number of applicants will increase for the World Cup visas and tickets will increase dramatically," Malik said.

Cricket fans in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh have to apply for the special World Cup visa which allows them to visit all nine islands directly from the Trinidad and Tobago consulate in Delhi.

Another board official said that talks were on with travel agents to offer special discounted tour packages for the World Cup once the visas were available in Lahore.

"Then perhaps the level of interest in the World Cup from travelling fans will increase," he said.

There is enormous interest in the World Cup in Pakistan but the official said that travelling to the Caribbean’s was a very expensive proportion and not anyone can afford it. "Even the World Cup tickets available on the internet are very expensive as is the boarding and lodging," he added.

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