Pakistan signs visa-free agreement with Sudan months after $1.5 billion weapons deal stalled over Saudi Arabia's objections
- 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.
Sources: Businessinsider