Veena Malik returns secretly

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani actress Veena Malik, who went missing for the last couple of days in the heat of a scandal, after her most controversial photo shoot for an Indian fashion magazine with insignia of ISI on her arm, actually silently arrived in Pakistan through Wagha border on Friday, ostensibly for renewal of her visa, sources aware of the development informed TheNation. She walked into Pakistan from Indian side of Wagha border from where some of her friends picked her up and left for some unknown destination, the sources further informed and added that most likely she would be staying with some of her friend in Lahore. The sources further informed that Veena went to India for the photo-shoot for a fashion magazine with 45 days visa, which was about to expire and a couple of days back she was asked by the Indian Immigrations Authorities to get the visa renewed or leave the country. Though the authorities here were tightlipped on the matter, the sources aware of the development insisted that she arrived back for visa renewal to Lahore via Wagha border and his close buddy in India Ashmit Patel had accompanied her to Wagha border. The sources further informed that matter of her return could not catch the public eye as she was clad in Burqa (veil) and her passport carry her real name Ms Zahida while she hit fame with her film name (pseudo name) Veena Malik. The office of immigration staff deputed at Wagha border was contacted but no responsible person was available to confirm the matter.

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