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NewsMail Morning Edition Thu 30 Jan, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Cricketer Fawad Ahmed's asylum case 'borderline' By James Glenday The Immigration Department had major concerns about the way promising Pakistani cricketer Fawad Ahmed got a permanent visa and then Australian citizenship, confidential documents indicate. After Australia's disastrous tour of India last year, Cricket Australia (CA) lobbyists embarked on a campaign to get Ahmed a passport and make him available for the 2013 Ashes series in England. But Government briefing documents seen by the ABC, and others obtained through Freedom Of Information, show the department thought his case was "borderline" from the beginning and was worried it "may result in an adverse impact" on other asylum seekers "who apply through the normal channels". Sources inside the department have since told the ABC that Ahmed received special treatment from both major political parties due to ongoing pressure from the cricket establishment. 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More » Share market rallies after Turkey hikes interest rates Federal Cabinet divided ahead of SPC assistance decision ACTU rejects calls for construction industry royal commission Economists reject Employment Minister's warning of wages explosion Politics More Politics » Cricketer Fawad Ahmed's asylum case 'borderline' By James Glenday The Immigration Department had major concerns about the way promising Pakistani cricketer Fawad Ahmed got a permanent visa and then Australian citizenship, confidential documents indicate. After Australia's disastrous tour of India last year, Cricket Australia (CA) lobbyists embarked on a campaign to get Ahmed a passport and make him available for the 2013 Ashes series in England. But Government briefing documents seen by the ABC, and others obtained through Freedom Of Information, show the department thought his case was "borderline" from the beginning and was worried it "may result in an adverse impact" on other asylum seekers "who apply through the normal channels". Sources inside the department have since told the ABC that Ahmed received special treatment from both major political parties due to ongoing pressure from the cricket establishment. More » Thailand to deploy 10,000 police for election Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Ex-president warns Ukraine on 'verge of civil war' Federal Cabinet divided ahead of SPC assistance decision Sport More Sport » Six-fest has Broad questioning Bellerive Stuart Broad has questioned Bellerive Oval's dimensions after 22 sixes were hit in Australia's Twenty20 win over England. 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