ISLAMABAD – Federal government has issued guidelines regarding the foreignvisits of ministers and government officials.

From now on, only the president and the chief justice will be allowed totravel first class. Everyone else including the prime minister, federalministers, ministers of state, senators, MNAs, federal secretaries andambassadors will get the business class tickets.

The chairman joint chief of staff committee and all three services chiefswill also be travelling business class.

The federal ministers, ministers of state and advisors/assistant to PMwould require the prior approval of the prime minister before going on aforeign visit.