ISLAMABAD – – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting ChaudhryFawad Hussain on Tuesday said abolishing the No Objection Certificate (NOC)condition for foreign tourists visiting Pakistan, under new visa regime wasa landmark achievement.
In a tweet, the minister said that under the vision of Prime Minister ImranKhan, visa policy has been relaxed to make Pakistan one of the favouritedestinations of foreign tourists.
Another landmark acheived NOC regime for foreigners come to an end, @ImranKhanPTI linkvision is to make Pak a heaven for tourists and following new Visa regimethis important policy decision of ending NOC requirements is a leap forward#DiscoverPakistanlinkpic.twitter.com/LEjU0QcQk5 link
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) March 26, 2019link
In a notification of the Ministry of Interior, it said that as per cabinetdecision dated January 31, 2019: “Free movement of foreigners shall beallowed in open cantonments except prohibited and restricted areas withvisible signboards. The border crossings will be open and non-restricted.”
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“AJK and GB and Chitral will be non-restricted/ non-prohibited except 10miles of Pak-China border, Pak-Afghan border (Wakhan corridor), AJK (alongLoC), GB (along LoC), Siachen (along with the line of actual contact)” thenotification added.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Imran Khan had said his government wasrolling out a new visa regime to facilitate tourism in the country as wellas attract foreign investment.
According to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s official Twitter account, the newe-visa scheme will facilitate visitors from 175 countries.
