Pak could be put in immigration ban list, says White House

THERE IS a possibility in the future of including Pakistan in the list of countries from where immigration has been banned, said a top White House official on Sunday.

The executive order signed by US President Donald Trump on Friday suspends for 90 days all entries by people from Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, including valid visaholders, legal residents and green-card holders.

“The reason we chose those seven countries was, those were the seven countries that both the Congress and the Obama administration identified as being the seven countries that were most identifiable with dangerous terrorism taking place in their countries,” White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus told CBS News.

“Now, you can point to other countries that have similar problems, like Pakistan and others. Perhaps we need to take it further. But for now, immediate steps, pulling the Band-aid off, is to do further vetting for people travelling in and out of those PROJECTING A united front at their first joint press conference and roadshow here on Sunday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said they were like the “two wheels of a cycle” (the SP’S poll symbol) and the “confluence of Ganga and Yamuna”.

“Our alliance is like the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna, out of which the Saraswati of development will flow... We have similarities and differences. We want to contest the elections on similarities, and will also have to agree to some compromises,” said Rahul, addressing the hourlong press conference. “Yeh dil

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Vishal Srivastav Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav at their roadshow in Lucknow on Sunday.