Trained staff dealing with Olympic visas: Britain

LONDON: Following reports in the Sun that a crime ring in Pakistan was offering false passports, visas and access to the Olympic venues, the Prime Minister's spokesman said: "My understanding is that we are confident that we have the checks in place and the arrangements in place to deal with these issues.

The spokesman added that the delegation lists for the Olympic Games are very tightly controlled and when it comes to Pakistan “we have had highly-trained staff based in Pakistan dealing with the authorities there to deal with this."

British newspaper ‘The Sun’ claimed to have busted a visa scam being run by Pakistani officials and a Lahore based politician which gives potential terrorists the chance to sneak into Britain with Pakistan’s Olympic team.