国际英语资讯:Pakistan softens, simplifies visa process to attract tourists, businessmen
<p><span word="ISLAMABAD">ISLAMABAD</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 14-- <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Imran">Imran</span> <span word="Khan">Khan</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="soften">soften</span>, <span word="simplify">simplify</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quicken">quicken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="aand">aand</span> <span word="businesspeople">businesspeople</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accessible">accessible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span>, <span word="highlighting">highlighting</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Interior">Interior</span> <span word="Shehryar">Shehryar</span> <span word="Afridi">Afridi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="visas">visas</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="within">within</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> 96 <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Emirates">Emirates</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="visas">visas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span>, <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> 175 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="visas">visas</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> 24 <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p>
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