Pakistan signs visa-free agreement with Sudan months after $1.5 billion weapons deal stalled over Saudi Arabia's objections
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The agreement, signed in Islamabad on Saturday, November 7, 2026, allows Pakistani and Sudanese officials and diplomats to travel between the two countries without visas but excludes ordinary passport holders.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Sudanese counterpart, Lieutenant General Babiker Samra Mustafa Ali, signed the agreement during the Sudanese minister's official visit.
"Under the agreement, holders of Pakistani and Sudanese official and diplomatic passports will be able to enter each other's countries without a visa," Pakistan's Interior Ministry said in a statement.
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The agreement, signed in Islamabad on Saturday, November 7, 2026, allows Pakistani and Sudanese officials and diplomats to travel between the two countries without visas but excludes ordinary passport holders.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Sudanese counterpart, Lieutenant General Babiker Samra Mustafa Ali, signed the agreement during the Sudanese minister's official visit.
"Under the agreement, holders of Pakistani and Sudanese official and diplomatic passports will be able to enter each other's countries without a visa," Pakistan's Interior Ministry said in a statement.