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		<title>Under-21 foreign spouses can go to UK now</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON: Foreign spouses will be able to enter the UK from the age of 18 after the courts ruled that banning under-21s was not a lawful way of dealing with the problem of forced marriages. Immigration Minister Damian Green told MPs the Government would revert to the lower age limit from November 28. The measure <a href='http://www.opfblog.com/12328/under-21-foreign-spouses-can-go-to-uk-now/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>UK student visa; Changes to cut abuses, raise standards</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tough new rules and enforcement action to stop abuse of the student visa system and to protect legitimate students from being misled by questionable institutions has led to over 450 education providers in the UK that will no longer be able to sponsor new international students. In total these colleges could have brought more than 11,000 students into <a href='http://www.opfblog.com/12323/uk-student-visa-changes-to-cut-abuses-raise-standards/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>British High Commission visa officer held for ‘human trafficking’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A British High Commission visa officer has been arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency, which is investigating a human smuggling ring, on suspicion of selling sponsorship letters to people hoping to obtain a visa for the UK, the Telegraph reported on Monday. The authorities have also arrested three other men, including a travel agent; the <a href='http://www.opfblog.com/12270/british-high-commission-visa-officer-held-for-%e2%80%98human-trafficking%e2%80%99/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>US to double ‘Fulbright Scholarship’ for Pakistanis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Asad Farooq KARACHI: The United States Consulate in Karachi and the Blinck, a social organisation, jointly organised a youth conference to mark the International Youth Day under the theme of ‘Youth Participation in Decision Making’ at a local hotel here on Friday. About 100 youngsters participated in the discussion and action forum at the <a href='http://www.opfblog.com/12132/us-to-double-%e2%80%98fulbright-scholarship%e2%80%99-for-pakistanis/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Islamabad: Higher Education Commission announces Moroccan scholarships</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raheem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Higher Education Commission (HEC), under its Foreign Funded Scholarship Programme (FFSP), is facilitating Pakistani students to avail 10 scholarships offered by the Moroccan Agency of International Cooperation (AMCI) for the academic year 2011-12. The scholarships are for undergraduate and graduate level studies in almost all subjects offered by various universities/institutions of Morocco. The selected <a href='http://www.opfblog.com/11999/islamabad-higher-education-commission-announces-moroccan-scholarships/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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