Boy, 11, stranded by wrangle.A TERRIFIED ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. boy has been trapped thousands of miles from his family because of a passport wrangle. Pakistani officials refused to let Osama Sattar, nine, leave their country but ordered his mum and two young brothers on to a plane. Osama, from Dundee, had been at a family wedding and travelled on mum Rubina's passport. He was left in hysterics hysterics /hys·ter·ics/ (his-ter´iks) popular term for an uncontrollable emotional outburst. at Karachi airport after being refused an exit visa exit visa n → visado de salida exit visa n → visa m de sortie exit visa exit n → Ausreisevisum nt . Last night, Rubina, 34, said: "It just doesn't make sense." A Foreign Office spokesman said Osama would have to apply for a British passport before he could return. CAPTION(S): STUCK: Osama, above, and, left, mum Rubina, dad Ali-Abdul and brothers Huzaifah, three and Abuzer, two ALANRICHARDSONPIX-AR.CO.UK |
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