Islamabad, Nov 30, IRNA — The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran inIslamabad and its consulates in Pakistan have decided to launch e-visaservice for Pakistani nationals to promote people to people contact andtourism.
The Iranian embassy in Islamabad and its four consulates in Lahore,Karachi, Peshawar, and Quetta will start the service from Sunday whichwould also help promote bilateral trade.
Talking to IRNA, DHM at the Iran Embassy Mohammad Sorkhabi said that thepurpose of issuing electronic visas is to facilitate the movement ofPakistani citizens to various Iranian cities, to promote tourism,especially to speed up business between the two states.
Every year hundreds of thousands of Pakistani pilgrims travel to Iran forpilgrimage to holy sites in Mashhad and Qom.
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Earlier Pakistan had also decided to provide a visa on arrival facility tothe citizens of 48 countries, including Iran.
