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I don’t know if Orly thinks the Pakistan travel issue is a big deal or not. I only know that she includes it in her briefs filed with the courts. And it’s incorrect.

I can’t point to a link that says travel was allowed either, but I have provided the government document number and text of the U.S. State Department travel advisory that says Pakistan was issuing 30-day visas to American citizens (tourists only) at their airports. The advisory was issued to let American citizens know that if they planned to stay longer than 30 days, they would need to apply for an extended visa prior to traveling to Pakistan.

Since the U.S. Department issued the advisory, it inherently implies that travel to Pakistan was permitted by both Pakistan and the U.S. I’ve heard some indicate that the travel ban was on Pakistan’s side not the U.S. side. The travel advisory also proves that claim to be false.

I’ve done extensive research on this one issue and have not found a single document in the National Archives that indicates travel to Pakistan was banned, warned against, advised against or anything of that nature. As I said, I’m trying to get my hands on a copy of the actual document from the Archives so I can scan it and post it. (Maybe I’ll send it to Polarik and have him post it so others don’t accuse me of online document forgery. Ha! Ha!)