Pakistan decides to relax visa policy to facilitate media workers stranded in Afghanistan
Pakistan decides to relax visa policy to facilitate media workers stranded in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Government of Pakistan has decided to relax visa policy to facilitate international journalists and media workers stranded in Afghanistan.
In a statement today (Friday), Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said this decision has been taken in view of evolving situation in Afghanistan so that international journalists and media workers, who want to leave Afghanistan, can apply for Pakistan s visa.
He said the interior ministry will issue visas to these journalists on priority basis.
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said the Government of Pakistan took this decision to protect journalists and media persons working in Afghanistan.
