maKhsuusThursday, December 15, 2005
A morning in Pakistan Embassy...From my past experience for applying visas for Singapore and France, I left at around 6 a.m. for the Pakistani Embassy. I was the only person there, the staff started coming at around 9 am. Consulate opened at 10 a.m. I asked the person at the reception about how long will it take to get a visa. To my surprise, he said 45 minutes. Then he saw the blue Indian passport in my hand and immediately changed his statement to six weeks minimum. This statement shattered all my dreams to go to Pakistan.
Only five weeks remained for last week of December, my original plan for travel. I went to see the 'Indian visa' expert at the Pakistani Embassy and explained him the situation. He assured me of doing something and providing his own reference to the officer. He asked me to leave my telephone numbers so that he can contact me if he manages to get the visa approved from his boss. I was not very positive and confident about this. Why would someone give his reference for me and why would someone call me to tell me that visa is approved?
A couple of days later I got a call from the embassy...
Saleem Pothiwala ::
4:23 PM ::
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