Visa scam: The Sun ready to face lawsuit

London : United Kingdom | Jul 25, 2012 at 2:43 PM PDT

By waqas75404

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LONDON: Reacting to Pakistan's decision to take legal action against 'The Sun', the British newspaper has said that it would stick to its claims about a Pakistani scam involving issuance of visas for London Olympics in exchange for one million rupees ($10,000).

waqas75404 is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, and is a Reporter for Allvoices.

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