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India, Pakistan likely to sign visa pact Saturday
Friday September 07, 2012 06:45:07 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: The
much-awaited visa agreement between India and Pakistan could be
signed Saturday, Indian sources said here Friday.
The visa agreement could be a game changer for people-to-people
contact between the two neighbours as visa rules for specified
categories could be eased by both sides.
"The agreement is likely to be signed tomorrow (Saturday)," an
Indian external affairs ministry source said here.
Though India had said earlier that it was ready to sign the visa
pact, Pakistan had to clear some formalities on its part.
The new visa policy will have eight categories.
"The types include diplomatic, non-diplomatic, 36 hour transit
visit, tourist visas, civil society, media and business visas,"
Pakistan daily The News reported on its website, quoting Pakistan
foreign office sources at the end of the two-hour long meeting
between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan here Friday.
"The tourist visa will be limited to five destinations and will be
valid for a period of six months, while the diplomatic visa
category will offer visas to the consular, the consular mission
and their family members," the daily said.
The two foreign secretaries, India's Ranjan Mathai and Pakistan's
Jalil Abbas Jilani, met here Friday before the minister-level
talks between Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and
his Pakistan counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar Saturday.
Krishna arrived here Friday on a three-day visit to Pakistan.
He will also visit Lahore Sunday before flying back home.
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