France, Pakistan Row Defused: Nisar orders issuing Mansha passport

Muhammad Mansha had been living in France for many years and iscurrently facing charges of severe moral crimes

ISLAMABAD: The diplomatic row between Pakistan and France was defused on Tuesday after the Ministry of Interior moved to direct the DG Passports and Immigration to issue travelling documents to Muhammad Mansha, who is currently imprisoned in France, after his identity was verified by authorities concerned.

The issue of his identity was resolved after a team of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) visited his village on Tuesday and verified information about him from his family members.



Muhammad Mansha had been living in France for the past many years and he was currently facing charges of severe moral crimes. Now that the issue of his identity has been resolved and he is likely to be deported soon to Pakistan.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 15^th, 2016.