FO confirms receiving Altaf’s request for Pakistani passport

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has confirmed receiving Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain’s application for renewal of his Pakistani passport.



Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam, during the weekly briefing told reporters that the FO had forwarded Altaf Hussain’s request to the Interior Ministry for the required process.

The interior ministry response will be sent to Pakistani High Commission in London, however, FO has not yet received it, the spokeswoman said.

Tasneem Aslam further said there was no prisoner swap deal between Pakistan and Britain.

Commenting on Pak-Afghan border surveillance, the spokesperson said it is the responsibility of both the countries.

‘Pakistan wants to see peace in Syria’, she added.