Pakistan to remove Iran from virus-related travel restrictions list
COVID-19 cases have been falling for weeks in Iran, where military leaders have signaled a desire to improve relations with Pakistan.
Pakistan will soon remove Iran from its coronavirus-related travel restrictions list.
The South Asian country’s National Command Operation Center decided Wednesday to remove Iran from its "List C" group of countries. The decision will take effect on Nov. 10, Iran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
Travel to Pakistan is restricted from List C countries and potential visitors from these states need advance permission from the National Command Operation Center. Iraq is also on the list, according to the Pakistani government’s website.
Last month, Iran’s consul general in Islamabad Muhammad Raza Nazri asked Pakistan to remove Iran from the list. The diplomat said the designation was adversely affecting trade and air travel between the two neighbors, the Pakistani news outlet The Express Tribune reported.
