ISLAMABAD: Replacing a 38-year-old restrictive visa regime, Pakistan and India on Saturday signed the much-awaited liberalised visa agreement to ease restrictions on visitors from both the countries and to ensure time-bound visa approvals and boost trade.
The new visa agreement will facilitate multiple-entry and police reporting-free visas for businessmen, allowing them to visit five cities instead of three. It will also introduce for the first time group tourist, pilgrim visas and visa on arrival for those over 65 years of age.
Business visa has been separated from visitor’s visa.
The new pact was signed between Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna at the Interior Ministry. The new visa agreement was supposed to be signed in May during the home/interior secretary-level talks held in Islamabad but got postponed after Pakistan wanted to sign it at political level. The old visa regime was signed in 1974.
Under the new agreement, diplomatic visa (Category-I) will be issued within a period not exceeding 30 days of application. The visa will be valid for the place and duration of assignment and special permission shall be sought for visiting other places. Diplomatic visa (Category-II) will be granted to high-ranking dignitaries holding diplomatic passports and there will be no special mention of the visit.
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