Burney denied entry to India due to misunderstanding: Pak

Islamabd: Pakistani human rights activist Ansar Burney was denied entry into India on his arrival at the New Delhi airport last week due to a "misunderstanding" and the matter was subsequently sorted out, a Foreign Office spokesman said here today.
The Indian government was in touch with Burney, former Pakistani human rights minister, after the incident and the matter had been sorted out, Mohammad Sadiq told a weekly news briefing.
Replying to a question, the spokesman said Burney was not allowed entry into India because of a misunderstanding.
Burney was deported from India to Dubai shortly after he arrived in New Delhi on an Emirates Airways flight on May 30.
Following his deportation, Burney travelled from Dubai to London.
05/06/08 PTI/Times of India

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