ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 27 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistan has introduced a new civil aviation policy, in order to facilitate and benefit tourists, and boost the country’s aviation industry, Information Minister, Fawad Chaudhry said.
Addressing a media briefing here, after a federal cabinet meeting, Chaudhry said, taxes and related charges have been reduced to zero, for aviation services using a maximum of 40-seater air planes for carrying people to areas of tourist interest.
He said, e-visa facility was being provided to five countries including China, Britain, Turkey, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates, adding that, next month, 170 other countries and regions will be given e-visa facility, while people from 58 countries and regions can get visa on arrival at the airport.
He said, the Pakistani Interior Ministry, in a notification issued earlier in the day, has ended its regime of acquiring No-Objection Certificate (NOC) for foreign tourists. “Foreigners will no more need to have NOC to move in the country,” he added.– NNN-PPI
