India puts visa-on-arrival for Pakistani senior citizens on hold

15 Jan 2013 Evaluate

Amid increasing tension on the Line of Control (LoC), India has put on hold the operationalisation of visa-on-arrival for senior citizens of Pakistan. It is reported that the decision was taken after several agencies sought clarifications on facilities to be offered to the Pakistani citizens, although the continued tension along the LoC following killing of two soldiers by Pakistani troops could be the obvious reason.

From January 15, the visa-on-arrival facility for Pakistani nationals above 65 years was supposed to start at the Attari integrated check post (ICP) under the new visa agreement between India and Pakistan signed in September 2012, in a move to ease cross-border travel as part of confidence-building measures.

Further, no new date has been fixed for operationalisation of the visa-on-arrival facility to the Pakistani senior citizens.

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