Travelers from India and Pakistan may soon be allowed to visit to more than three places in one visit as per the new Bilateral Visa Agreement the draft of which was finalised in New delhi on Friday.
The draft of the agreement to ease travel for the nationals of either country desiring to visit the other was finalised during the second meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) and will be submitted to the respective governments for obtaining necessary approvals in order to sign the Agreement at an early date, Ministry of External Affairs said.
The draft also envisages hassle-free travel for the businessmen from each country by providing more liberalised and simple visa procedure, according to official sources.
The modalities for streamlining the visa procedures was also examined at the two-day meeting which was held in pursuance of the decision taken during the India-Pakistan Home/Interior Secretary-level talks held in March.
The meeting, which was a follow-up on the deliberations held in the first meeting of the JWG in Islamabad in June this year, was led by Anil Goswami, Additional Secretary (Foreigners), Ministry of Home Affairs, and Nasar Hayat, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Interior, from Pakistani side.
"The discussions were held in a friendly and cordial atmosphere. The two sides finalized the draft text of the Agreement which will be submitted to the respective governments for obtaining necessary approvals in order to sign the Agreement at an early date," MEA said.
