travelUpdated: Nov 19, 2020, 09:48 ISTThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) has temporarily suspended the issuance of new visas to visitors for Pakistan and 11 other countries until further notice. “We have learned that the UAE has temporarily suspended the issuance of new visit visas until further announcement for 12 countries, including Pakistan,” the country’s Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said. Besides Pakistan, the UAE government suspended the issuance of visit visas to Turkey, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Libya, Kenya, and Afghanistan among others. This development comes amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country. There are 30,362 active COVID-19 cases in the country, Geo News reported.

Source: Hindustan Times November 19, 2020 04:13 UTC