Pakistan has lifted all restrictions on visas for Bangladeshi citizens, a move being seen as an ice breaker in the frosty relations between the two Muslim-majority countries in South Asia.
“Pakistan has already removed all restrictions on Pakistani visas for Bangladeshi citizens,” said a statement by the Pakistan High Commission in Bangladesh after a meeting between Pakistani High Commissioner Imran Ahmed Siddiqui and Bangladesh’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Thursday.
“The two sides agreed to intensify bilateral contacts at all levels,” the statement added.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency after the meeting, Siddiqui said Pakistan is waiting for the same response from the Bangladeshi side.
Pakistan Removes All Visa Restrictions For Bangladeshis
Pakistani envoy says they hope Dhaka will reciprocate friendly gesture. Pakistan s envoy to Bangladesh confirmed Thursday that Islamabad has lifted all restrictions on visas for Bangladeshi citizens. Pakistan has already removed all restrictions on Pakistani visas for Bangladeshi citizens, said a statement issued by the Pakistan High Commission in Bangladesh after a meeting between Pakistani High Commissioner Imran Ahmed Siddiqui and Bangladesh s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam. The two sides agreed to intensify bilateral contacts at all levels, the statement added.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency after the meeting, Siddiqui said they are waiting for the same response from the Bangladeshi side.
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Protests are expanding into Karachi and other Pakistan cities over the killing of 11 Shi’ite Hazara minority coal miners near their mines by Islamic State fighters on Sunday. Police reported that at least 19 sit-ins took place throughout Karachi on Thursday, including on access routes to the airport, causing airline flight delays.
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