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PM rules out reversal of ‘one-document’ visa regime

by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, December 20th, 2023
QUETTA: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday ruled out withdrawing the newly implemented “one-document regime”, which requires all Afghan citizens to enter Pakistan with a valid passport and visa, similar to travellers from other countries.

“There’s no question of retracting the one-document system for border crossing,” the premier said at a press conference during his visit to Quetta, stressing that the policy aimed to formalise border movements between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

“The people were facing some difficulties due to the regularisation of the border management as they had been crossing the border without any restrictions for a long time,” Mr Kakar said, hoping that people would accept the change soon…….
https://www.dawn.com/news/1799273/pm-rules-out-reversal-of-one-document-visa-regime