Four US nationals barred from entering Peshawar

Officials said they did not have a No Objection Certificate for travelling to Peshawar.

PESHAWAR: Four United States (US) nationals, who were en route to Peshawar, were sent back to Islamabad after they failed to produce complete travel documents to the police, Express News reported on Tuesday.

Officials said they did not have a No Objection Certificate (NoC) for travelling to Peshawar.

The four, who were intercepted at the Peshawar Motorway Interchange, were identified as Richard Joseph, Edward William, Dennis Vansi and William Kath.

Three foreigners were also stopped at the Peshawar Toll Plaza and sent back to the city after they were found to be travelling without a NoC. The three are yet to be identified.

Earlier, two US nationals were barred from entering Peshawar and were sent back to Islamabad for not obtaining permission to enter the provincial capital.

The incident took place at the Motorway Interchange within the limits of Chamkani police station limits when the police intercepted a vehicle carrying two foreigners. The US nationals were identified as George and William.