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.
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Passengers board a Pakistan International Airlines flight, the first commercial international flight since the Taliban retook power last month, at the airport in Kabul on Sept. 13, 2021. - AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images
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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.

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