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The Indian authorities have asked well-known Pakistani actress Zeba Ali to leave the country after she arrived at the holy city Ajmer without a visa. | The Indian authorities have asked well-known Pakistani actress Zeba Ali to leave the country after she arrived at the holy city Ajmer without a visa. |
The actress said she had applied for visas to three Indian cities, including Ajmer, but was unaware that she had not been given a visa for the city. | The actress said she had applied for visas to three Indian cities, including Ajmer, but was unaware that she had not been given a visa for the city. |
Ms Ali, 63, was one of Pakistan's leading actresses in the 1960s. | Ms Ali, 63, was one of Pakistan's leading actresses in the 1960s. |
She and her late actor husband Mohammed Ali were known as the "golden couple" of Pakistan cinema. | She and her late actor husband Mohammed Ali were known as the "golden couple" of Pakistan cinema. |
"It was not a case of violation but a human mistake. I applied for a visa for three cities - Delhi, Ajmer and Roorkee - but I was under the impression of that Ajmer had been included," Ms Ali told the BBC. | |
Immigration officials found that the actress had visas only for the cities of Delhi and Roorkee when she arrived at Ajmer on Monday. | |
"I am going back to my country. It is an unfortunate incident," she said. | "I am going back to my country. It is an unfortunate incident," she said. |
A large number of devotees from Pakistan come to pray at the famous Muslim shrine in Ajmer. | A large number of devotees from Pakistan come to pray at the famous Muslim shrine in Ajmer. |
Last year a group of 13 Pakistani nationals were sent back to their country when they reached Ajmer without visas. | Last year a group of 13 Pakistani nationals were sent back to their country when they reached Ajmer without visas. |
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