Pakistan’s open market is facing a scarcity of the UAE dirhams (AED) after the Gulf state made it mandatory for passengers to declare AED 5,000 at their arrival at Emirati airports. The recent move has resulted in a shortage of dirhams in Pakistan’s currency market and has increased the rates ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday the country's pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai was visited by nearly a million people. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi also spent some time at the facility earlier on Thursday. The exhibition, which began last year on October 1, became ...

ISLAMABAD - Relief operation is in full swing in Golen area of Chitral which was affected by recent flood. According to Provincial Disaster Management Authority, one-ton food items have been distributed among the affectees. Twenty-two patients have been shifted to the District Headquarters ...

*ISLAMABAD - Pakistani visitors to Sri Lanka can get free visas on arrival from May 1, Khaleej Times link reported.* In an aim to boost its tourism industry, the South Asian country is rolling out free visas on arrival for citizens of 36 countries. The Sri Lankan government will offer the ...

A large number of Lady Health Workers and Lady Health Visitors staged protest to press their demands in Peshawar on Monday. They are demanding health professional allowance, proper service structure and regularization of their services. The protestors also blocked the road in front of provincial ...

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhary has said the government is introducing a new revolutionary visa policy to encourage tourism in the country. Talking to the media persons in Islamabad on Friday, he said the policy has been framed in consultations with all the departments ...

RAWALPINDI: The visitors were allowed to meet with convict former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, her daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Cap (r) Safdar today (on Thursday) in Adiala jail. As per details garnered, the strict security arrangements held during the meeting day of Sharif family in Adiala ...

RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian government has announced a fine of Saudi Riyal 50,000 and six months imprisonment for those who continue to stay in the country even after the expiry of their umrah visa. According to a notification issued by the passport department of the Saudi government, pilgrims should ...

DUBAI:The Dubai tourism authorities said Wednesday that the Chinese tourists to Dubai increased 41 percent to 764,000 in 2017 after the visa-on-arrival policy for the Chinese was implemented in late 2016. Dubai attracted a total of 15.79 million international overnight visitors in 2017, posting a ...

Washington: The number of international visitors to the United States through June fell sharply from last year, according to government data released Wednesday.And the number of business travelers fell by much more than the drop in tourists, according to the monthly report from the Commerce ...