Pak Sahafat – The Minister of Interior of Iraq and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan discussed the process of granting visas to Pakistani pilgrims to enter Karbala and other holy shrines, especially to participate in the Arbaeen ceremony.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency’s report from Al-Sumaria News channel, the Iraqi Interior Minister’s Office announced in a statement the meeting of Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and added: In this meeting, the two sides discussed ways to develop the perspective of bilateral cooperation and coordination between the two countries.
According to this statement, the two sides discussed the journey of Pakistani pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala during Arbaeen pilgrimage and other religious places.
The two sides emphasized on efforts to remove all the obstacles on the way to Arbaeen Hussaini pilgrimage ceremony and organizing bilateral meetings between the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in Pakistan and his Pakistani counterpart in Baghdad in this regard.
They also talked about the organization of the process of granting visas for Pakistani pilgrims to Iraq in order to participate in the Arbaeen ceremony and visit shrines on other days.
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