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March 14, 2010 | Pakistan’s name must be removed from full body scanning list: Haqqani | Washington: Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani has urged the Obama Administration to remove Islamabad’s name from the list of countris whose citizens have to go through full body scanning at American airports. During
a meeting with US Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary of Policy
David Heyman, Haqqani said being an important ally of the US , Pakistani citizens
must be shown due respect. “ Pakistan being an important ally of the US , the
people of Pakistan are very sensitive to the discriminatory procedures of scanning
at American airports,” The Daily Times quoted Haqqani, as saying. Just few days
ago, a delegation of Pakistan 's National Assembly and Senate had returned home
after its members refused to under go body scanning at a US airport. The delegation
headed by Senator Abbas Khan Afridi refused body scanning at the Dulles
International
Airport , saying it was an 'insult' to parliamentarians of a sovereign country.
Afridi said they were informed before their arrival in the US that they would
not face any such discrimination during their visit. The delegation had reached
the US on February 28 for a 15-day visit. It may be noted that Pakistan 's name
is in the list of 14 countries, whose citizens have to go for full body screening
before boarding a plane to the US . Under new rules, all citizens of Pakistan
, Afghanistan , Algeria , Lebanon , Libya , Iraq , Nigeria , Saudi Arabia , Somalia
and Yemen must receive a pat down and an extra check of their carry-on bags
before boarding a plane bound for America.
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