Pakistani singer detained in Russia, social media comes to the rescue His visa expired a few hours before landing Image Credit: Gulf News Archives Fakhr-e-Alamduring his journey around the world. Published: 16:20 October 29, 2018 By Rabab Khan, Community Interactivity Editor Dubai: Pakistani singer Fakhr-e-Alam, who has been on a globetrotting mission called #MissionParwaaz since October 9, hit a speed bump on his journey today. Social media came to his rescue. His mission is an attempt to become the first Pakistani to circumnavigate the globe, flying a single engine aircraft. But, Alam was detained by Russian authorities at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport earlier today. As he arrived in the country, he realised his visa had expired two hours before landing. His friend and actor, Faysal Quraishi, posted a tweet on his behalf, which read: “I am being detained at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport because my visa expired two hours ago and date changed. They are forcing me
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