The pipe band members were due to attend the World Pipe Band Championships on Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland. This would have been the fifth year running the Pakistan Pipe Band would have attended the competition.

The trade group were due for business talks in the same city but were also rejected. They included members of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Lahore District Government, all had been due to arrive in city for trade meetings.

The deputy mayor of Lahore was granted a visa.

The Scottish Government would like more powers from Westminister and one of them would be to aprove and reject Scotlad's own visa applications.

Westminster's decisions are sometimes thought not to be the best by some for Scotland especially when it comes to what kinds of foreign workers the UK needs as Scotland doesn't always need what England needs.

It is understood the UK Border Agency turned down visa applications for almost all of those applying for visits to Glasgow from three Pakistani groups.

The Scottish Government expressed concern about the situation.