Pakistan has no knowledge of the movement proposed by the Donald Trump administration of the United States to impose a new prohibition of traveling in certain countries, which have deficiencies in research and detection processes, fountains said Sunday. The reports citing unidentified American officials said that Afghanistan and Pakistan could be on the list of countries that face a partial or complete prohibition. "We have no such information, nor any communication with the administration of the United States," An official said while requested anonymity. A White House official told CNN: "Decisions have not been made regarding possible travel prohibitions, and anyone who says otherwise does not know what he is talking about." Meanwhile, the United States Department of State had confirmed that it was "Perform a complete review of all visa programs."
Some sources said that Pakistan’s travel prohibition reports could be a filtration deliberate for certain elements, which might not be happy with President Trump publicly praising Pakistan in his speech before the United States Congress. The last CNN report said that Afghanistan could be on the list of countries that face the ban, but interestingly, Pakistan was not mentioned. He said the ban could come as soon as next week, but pointed out that it was not clear if final decisions had been made on countries and time. In an executive order on January 20, President Trump ordered the members of the Cabinet, including the Secretary of State, to compile a list of countries "for which the research and detection information is so poor that it guarantees a partial or complete suspension in the admission of nationals of those countries". The executive order requires completing the review within 60 days. "The department is carrying out a complete review of all visa programs as indicated in this EO and executing administration priorities," The spokesman said, without giving more details, saying yes "Do not comment on internal deliberations or communications". In his first mandate, Trump prohibited travelers from seven Muslim majority from most of the United States, a policy that saw judicial challenges before President Joe Biden repealed him when he assumed the position in 2021. If Afghanistan is included in the new trip prohibition, it could affect the tens of thousands of Afghans, who worked alongside the United States during their two decades of war there, as would do it with the nationals of the nationals of the United States. Meanwhile, US Centcom praised Pakistan on Sunday to help the United States capture Muhammad Sharifullah, one of the key facilitators of the Kabul Airport of August 2021. "We thank Pakistan for their cooperation in the arrest of the main suspect, Sharifullah, since it helped bring justice to the accused in collaboration with the United States," Read a statement published in X by Centcom.
