Imran Tahir 'humiliated and expelled' in Birmingham
What's the story
South African star leg-spinner Imran Tahir was 'humiliated and expelled' by the Pakistan Consulate in Birmingham when he went to get his visa in order to play for the World XI side, which is scheduled to tour Pakistan later this month. Tahir later took to Twitter to express his disappointment over the treatment he received. Let us find more about this incident!
Twitter Post
What did Tahir say about the incident?
Me with my family were humiliated & expelled from Pak High Commission earlier today when I went to get visa to play for WorldXI in Pakistan pic.twitter.com/VByiqV4oFh
— Imran Tahir (@ImranTahirSA) September 4, 2017
Assurance
Pakistan's Minister for Interior assures Tahir action will be taken
A World XI squad is scheduled to tour Pakistan in a bid to bring international cricket back to the country. Tahir was named in the squad, earlier. Meanwhile, Pakistan's Minister for Interior, Ahsan Iqbal, replied to Tahir's tweet promising investigation and action. Iqbal wrote, "Imran sorry to read your post. We will have this investigated and action will be taken against those responsible."
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