LAHORE (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Mohsin Naqvi said on Thursday that there would be no visa fee for the Sikh pilgrims visiting Pakistan to pay respect to their religious sites, adding that pilgrims would get visa within half an hour.
The Interior Minister welcomed a 44-member American Sikh delegation where he told them about visa on arrival facility extended to the US citizens, stressing that there would be no hassle even if they wanted to visit as many times as they can.
“There will be no visa fee for those arriving in Pakistan. They can also visit places other than Nankana Sahib, Kartarpur and Hassan Abdal which we will open for them. Few problems still exist which we will remove. The people holding passports from the US, UK and Canada can obtain visa within half an hour after filling an online visa form,” he remarked.
He also told the visitors about visa-free facility given by Pakistan to 124 countries while expressing his desire to welcome as many as one million Sikh devotees.
Moreover, he urged the Sikh community to come to Pakistan alongside other Indian citizens to watch the Champions Trophy matches scheduled to be held in Pakistan in 2025, for which, he said, the government was fixing a quota for Indian people and Sikhs from across the globe.