Pakistan refuses to lift visa requirement for Afghanistan border crossings

Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected the possibility of visa-free border crossings from Afghanistan, emphasizing that no traveler will be allowed entry without a visa and passport.

Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, spokesperson for the ministry, stated in a press conference that Islamabad has not reversed its “one-sided” border policies with Afghanistan. She stressed that “no traveler will be permitted to cross the border without a visa and passport.”

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