Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said on Wednesday that the issuance of visas from the UAE to 12 countries, including Pakistan, has been temporarily suspended. He further clarified that this suspension would not apply to previously issued visas. As of yet, there has been no clarification which category of visas would be affected by this, as UAE issues visas for business, tourist, transit, student etc. However, Hafeez confirmed that people holding iqama, transit and work visas were still allowed entry in the UAE. Similarly, In August, Kuwait’s aviation banned commercial flights to 31 countries, including Pakistan, regarded as ‘high risk’ due to the spread of the coronavirus.

Source: Pakistan Today November 18, 2020 16:30 UTC