Pakistani national banned from S'pore in 1998 returned with new identity, married and became citizenAndrew WongThe Straits TimesSeptember 17, 2025A convicted immigrant who was prohibited from entering Singapore more than two decades ago decided to assume a new identity to return to the Republic. The court heard that his false representations enabled him to successfully get both applications approved. But unfortunately, he employed the wrong method, using a false identity," said Mr Teo. "Having come to Singapore under false identity, he started working and got married. He has no qualms about lying to the authorities repeatedly," said DPP Zhou, noting that his prior convictions in 1998 had also included making false representations to public servants.