ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: Pakistanis having dual nationality must have Pakistan Origin Card (POC) for entry into Pakistan without visa, Interior Minister Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat told the National Assembly on Friday.

The minister said the POC was a good alternative to the expatriates having citizenship of other countries to travel to Pakistan without visa.

The minister was responding to the calling attention notice of Sher Akbar Khan, Chaudhry Anwar Ali Cheema, Malik Amin Aslam Khan, Rasheed Aslam Khan and Mohammad Hanif Abbasi on the issue of cumbersome procedure adopted for the people holding Malaysian citizenship and residing in Pakistan, particularly in Buner district, for extension of their visas after expiry of 90 days.

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