'Remove Pakistan from red list' petition in UK gets over 100,000 signatures
Last updated on: 06 August,2021 09:54 am
The British Parliament considers all petitions that get more than 100,000 signatures for a debate.
LONDON (Dunya News) – An online petition Remove Pakistan from red list crossed the mark of 100,000 signatures on Thursday. The British Parliament considers all petitions that get more than 100,000 signatures for a debate.
Campaigners in the UK including two MPs have slammed the Government for keeping Pakistan on the red list in the latest travel update.
Grant Shapps latest announcement will see India join the amber list from August 8, while neighbouring Pakistan and Bangladesh will remain on the red list. It has provoked a furious response from the Pakistani community in Britain.
A new travel announcement has been announced by the British Government which has seen countries switch on certain lists once again.
Countries such as UAE, Qatar, India and Bahrain will be moved from the Red List to the Amber List while Germany, Austria, and Norway are among the seven countries to be added to the Green List.
Two MPs have demanded an explanation for why Pakistan has been “punished” and remains on the travel red list.
Labour MPs Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) and Naz Shah (Bradford West) have both written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, questioning why the South Asian country was still on the red list, when neighbouring India, which has higher Covid rates, has been moved to the amber list.
They accused the Government of “playing politics” with the travel alert system, and said it was only opening up the UK to nations “it stands to benefit from economically”.