Islamabad: Pakistan and Sudan have entered into an agreement allowing visa-free travel for holders of official and diplomatic passports. This move aims to enhance diplomatic and institutional cooperation between the two nations.

According to Radio Pakistan, the agreement was formalized in Islamabad with signatures from Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, and Sudanese Interior Minister, Lieutenant General Babiker Samra Mustafa Ali. The agreement permits individuals with diplomatic and official passports to travel between Pakistan and Sudan without a visa.

Minister Naqvi described the agreement as a pivotal development in the bilateral relations between the two countries. He emphasized that the visa-free arrangement would facilitate more frequent high-level interactions. Lieutenant General Mustafa Ali echoed these sentiments, expressing that the agreement would strengthen friendly relations and institutional collaboration between Pakistan and Sudan.