ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has announced special visa relaxations for journalists and their families stuck in Afghanistan amid the Taliban advancement across the war-torn country. We are specially facilitating visas for Afghan journalists & families in this period of uncertainty. Earlier on Friday, Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed announced special visa relaxations for foreign journalists and media workers stuck in Afghanistan. “International journalists and media workers who want to leave Afghanistan via Pakistan are urged to apply for a Pakistani visa,” he said. Ahmed said his ministry will issue visas to these international journalists and workers “on a priority basis”.

Source: Pakistan Today August 15, 2021 12:45 UTC