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ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the new visa policy for Afghanistan to facilitate business and people-to-people contacts between the two countries.
This comes at a time when Abdullah Abdullah, the Chair of the High Council for National Reconciliation in Afghanistan, is on a three-day visit to Pakistan.
The new visa regime for Afghanistan is liberal in its scope and application. Various aspects of visas like duration of stay, validity and number of entries in Pakistan have all been substantially liberalised. This would facilitate visiting Afghan nationals, students, businessmen, investors and medical patients.
Patients would also be granted visas for up to six months on the Torkham border to save them the hassle of traveling to Pakistan Embassy in Kabul or Pakistani Consulates.
Pakistani Missions in Afghanistan will now also be able to grant visit visa for one year with multiple entries and business visa for up to five years, which would be extendable within Pakistan.
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