Pakistan, Sudan sign visa-free travel agreement for official, diplomatic passport holders

On Saturday, Pakistan and Sudan signed an agreement allowing visa-free travel for official and diplomatic passport holders, according to a statement from the Ministry of Interior. The agreement was signed by Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Sudan's Interior Minister Lt Gen Babiker Samra Mustafa Ali. Under the new arrangement, holders of official and diplomatic passports from both countries will be able to enter each other's nations without the need for a visa.

Both ministers expressed their approval of the visa-free entry agreement, highlighting that it would facilitate high-level contacts and exchanges of delegations between Pakistan and Sudan. The agreement further strengthens friendly relations and institutional cooperation between the two nations, according to the Sudanese Interior Minister.

Additionally, the two countries decided to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in combating cybercrime, also during delegation-level talks between their interior ministers. The Sudanese interior minister expressed interest in leveraging Pakistan's expertise and experience in tackling cybercrime and agreed to expand cooperation in various sectors, including security, internal affairs, police training, and institutional cooperation.

Pakistan's Minister of State for Interior, Tallal Chaudhry, attended the meeting. Naqvi stated that Pakistan is ready to provide professional training to Sudanese police officers, as well as extend all possible cooperation to Sudan in peace-building and reconstruction. He also assured that Nadra, Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority, would continue to issue citizenship cards, national identity cards, birth certificates, and death certificates in Sudan.