ISLAMABAD, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Saturday deported a "blacklisted" American national two weeks after he was arrested in Islamabad, officials said.
Matthew Barrett was blacklisted and expelled in 2011 for his suspicious activities in Pakistan, according to the Interior Minister.
Barrett was questioned by the police about his arrival in Pakistan. The Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said last week that the U.S. national will be expelled as he is not welcomed in Pakistan.
"Matthew Barrett was deported from the city of Lahore Saturday morning," officials said.
The interior ministry had suspended two immigration officials at Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International Airport for allowing the blacklisted man to enter Pakistan on Aug. 6.
The Interior Ministry has also sought clarification from the Pakistani consulate in Houston of the United States for issuing him the visa.
