‘Careless’ British High Commission tells dozens of Pakistanis it has lost their passports
December 21st, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI ( 3 comments )Islamabad, Dec. 21 (ANI): British High Commission in Islamabad left dozens of Pakistanis distressed after informing them that their passports had been lost.
The High Commission also asked them to come up with fresh passports if they wanted their cases reconsidered.
The Nation quoted sources in the British High Commission, as saying that the passports had gone missing during the course of passport movement from Islamabad to Abu Dhabi for visa processing.
The commission failed to provide the exact number of the missing passports.
People whose passports went missing included those who had had valid visas for several countries and they suffered a huge loss because they failed to attend some of their important business meetings abroad.
Zafar Mahmood, CEO of Global Marketing Services, said he had applied for business visa for UK on July 7. He was kept on queries for quite some time and after several contacts he got a response from the Abu Dhabi visa section saying his passport was missing.
He added that he was agitated over the negligence on part of the UK High Commission and informed them that his passport contained valid visas of US, Schengen and resident visa of UAE where he had established his business.
Now Mahmood is planning to approach the courts to simply get back his old passport from the British High Commission containing the valid visas of USA and Schengen so that he can proceed with his business activities.
Mahmood added that many other persons like him were in trouble due to the British High Commission’s negligence. (ANI)
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February 25th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
The British High Comission also reported that they have lost my passport. They are rude in systems. I am protesting on this with them, but looks is not entertained, as there is no strong government to take up this issue with them. They can do whatever they want………….. The Pakistanis shouldn’t submit their passports to them..there are theives in their system…
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:20 am
i am really shocked after reading about ahmed’ passport and i need to say that i am one of the victom of BHC islamabad because after allowing my appeal i had submiited my passport on 09.03.2009 but i have not yet received my passport and even the BHC islamabad are not bothering for reply. I have sent millions of posts and millions of calls on 8865 but all in vain. I dont know what happened with BHC islamabad why they are creating problems for public. i also sent reminder to the Robert Berinkley as well but again NO ANSWER from the respected commissioner. i dont know what should i do? i really up set,
April 4th, 2010 at 1:19 am
First of all I want to apologize all the readers of my e-mail because of their misundrestandings of my paragraph coz i dont know how to write, I was shocked when I was informed thay many students passports have been lost while transferring them from Islamabad to Abu Dhabi, I have submitted my case on 21.10.2009, even I am an Afghan applying for UK student visa and living in Afghanitan, I am not able to contact with BHC in Islamabad even I can not call the short code 8865 to track my passport, so I was obliged to send e-mails to Gerry’s International in Islamabad even I have sent more than 20 emails to BHC but still I have not recieved any response from them.
My case was an allowed appeal, I have spent many years since 2007 wishing to go to London for studies, but unfortunately….
Still I am not sure that my passport has been lost, but I was so afraid, and not afraid I am sure that my passport has been lost I dont knwo what to do?
Where should I go?
Where to complaint?
or I shoudl kill my self coz I am waiting for UK Visa since 2007 but not it is 2010
wowwwwwww
sorryyyyyyyyyyy