Wagah, Aug 09: Member of Parliament Rashid Alwi, who was going to Pakistan as part of the delegation of Indian parliamentarians, was not allowed to cross-over the Wagah border today as he did not posses a valid visa to visit that country. The Indian immigration department at Wagah refused Alwi the permission to cross-over as there was some technical flaw in his passport and he lacked a valid visa for visiting Pakistan, Assistant Commissioner of customs and excise Paramjit Singh Sodhi said.
However, when he was told by the immigration section here that he could not be allowed to cross over to Pakistan, Alwi got "irritated" and became "adamant" to cross-over, sources said.
Later, he was permitted by the Indian immigration and custom officials to cross-over, but the moment he crossed the Red Cliff at joint check post at Wagah, he was intercepted by the Pakistan rangers on zero line on the Pakistani side to verify his visa and was asked to go back to the Indian side.
Bureau Report