New Delhi: Pakistan and India on Friday formalized the new eased visa agreement between the two neighbouring countries.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik and his Indian counterpart, Sushil Kumar Shinde, launched the new visa regime at a ceremony held in New Delhi.
Under the new visa accord, travelers will be able to visit five cities, while children under the age of 12, elderly people and big investors will be exempted from police reporting.
Besides putting the of new visa regime into effect, the two interior ministers’ also discussed counter-terrorism, border management, fake Indian currency notes and cooperation among security/investigation agencies.
Malik will also call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon, and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on 15 December, they said.
The official delegation accompanying Malik includes members from interior ministry, foreign ministry, and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) among others.
From the Indian side, besides Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, his junior RPN Singh and senior officials from home ministry, external affairs ministry and various security agencies would take part in the deliberations.
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