KARACHI: Kuwait wants to ease issuance of business visas to Pakistanis and in this regard negotiations must take place between the interior ministries of the two countries at the earliest, Consul General of Kuwait in Karachi Salem Yousif Al-Hamdan said on Wednesday.

Addressing a meeting at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), the Kuwaiti envoy noted that people from around 120 nationalities are living in the Gulf country and cited this as the main reason behind the stringent visa policy. “This [policy] is not only for Pakistanis but for all other foreign nationals,” he added.

In response to KCCI president’s remarks about the significance of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Kuwaiti envoy endorsed the mega-project’s importance, adding that it would have a positive impact not only on Pakistan but the entire Asian region.

Published in Dawn, December 5th, 2019