Times of India: Hockey Junior World Cup: Pakistan team misses visa deadline?
BENGALURU/KARACHI: The Pakistan Hockey Federation, which is awaiting its government’s clearance to travel to Lucknow in December for the Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup, may have already missed the deadline for applying for the Indian visa.
With restrictions in place for processing visas for a few countries, including Pakistan, PHF ought to have applied well in advance, a source told STOI.
“The central government cleared the participation of all 16 countries, including Pakistan. With the World Cup being an FIH event, all clearances were obtained and sent to FIH a few months ago. Embassies of all the 16 countries too have been informed about the visa procedure and restrictions,” the source said.