India, June 5 -- A Pakistani national with UAE residency has opened up about his ordeal at Georgia's Kutaisi airport, claiming he and his friend were refused entry, locked in a prison-like room and humiliated by airport authorities.

In his Reddit post warning other Pakistanis to not visit Georgia, the man said: "We were excited for a short, peaceful vacation. But the moment we landed, things turned into a nightmare."

Georgia allows visa-free entry to citizens of the United Arab Emirates. Individuals who hold a visa or residence permit of the UAE can also enter the country and stay for up to 90 days.

Since the Pakistani man had a UAE residence permit, he assumed he would be allowed to enter Georgia without any problem. That was not the ...