‘Easy visa’ policy excludes Indians

Published September 29, 2006

ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: Pakistan will be issuing visas on arrival to visitors from more than 20 countries, but not from neighbouring India, Tourism Ministry officials said on Thursday, clarifying a report by the state-run news agency a day earlier.

Associated Press of Pakistan had quoted Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar as saying that Indian tourists would also be able to collect visas on arrival at Pakistani airports.—Reuters