MANILA, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Bureau of Immigration said on Tuesday that it has barred the entry of a Pakistani man after the traveller's name appeared in the government's watch list.
Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said in a statement that airport authorities did not allow Muhammad Arif, 43, to enter the Philippines after his name popped up in the Interpol's database of "al-Qaida Sanction List" of individuals.
Arif reportedly arrived last Saturday from Bangkok, Thailand but was turned back after his name appeared on the Bureau of Immigration watch list.
"We were informed that his purpose in coming here was doubtful because he could not pinpoint the places that he wanted to visit. He also could not tell why he was traveling alone," Morente said.
He said that the immigration officers at Manila's airport did not have a choice but to exclude Arif "for posing a threat to our national security and risk for public safety."
He said Arif's name was also in the September 2011 blacklist order issued by then Bureau of Immigration chief Ricardo David, also for being an alleged member of al-Qaida terror group.
Morente said that immigration officers also noticed that Arif's picture in his passport has "striking resemblance" with the picture of the Arif who was in the Interpol database.
"When interviewed by the immigration supervisor, Arif claimed he owns the Dawn pharmaceuticals store in Islamabad and is a distributor of Novartis Pharmaceutical Company," Morente said.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned that ISIS militants have managed to establish links with local terrorist groups operating in the southern Philippines, home of the country's Filipino Muslims.
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According to the NCA, the amount would be enough to produce twotons of heroin.
It brought the country's total acetic anhydride seizures so farthis year to 10,623 liters, the NCA said.
Attempts to smuggle this precursor through Bulgaria haven'ttaken place for more than 10 years, the NCA added. Enditem
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A constitutional lawyer has told Xinhua that Australia's Constitution, first drafted in the 1890s, may be "outdated," meaning it may no longer represent modern Australia - one which is overwhelmingly welcoming to those of different backgrounds.
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The revelation means that Joyce has violated the infamous Section 44 of the Australian Constitution, which states that anyone who "is a subject or a citizen of a foreign power ... shall be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a senator or a member of the House of Representatives."
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But this string of controversies surrounding Australia's Parliamentary dual-citizenship laws sits uneasily alongside a fundamental aspect of Australian society: multiculturalism.
Australia's national anthem proudly declares there are "boundless plains to share," while the nation has accepted migrants from all parts of the world since the Gold Rush of the 1850s.
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Even a leading constitutional lawyer has expressed her reservations at the current state of Australia's dual citizenship laws; speaking to Xinhua on Tuesday, Professor Cheryl Saunders from the University of Melbourne said there was no doubt that making amendments to the "out of date" Section 44 would be considered in the future.
"There have been previous proposals to amend Section 44, and it is quite possible that these will be revisited at some stage," Saunders told Xinhua in an interview.
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"So, it is fair to say that the section is now outdated."