KARACHI: Iranian Consul General in Karachi Hassan Nourian on Saturday called on the caretaker CM and discussed with him issues pertaining to mutual interest.

The diplomat informed the CM that Iran issued around 80,000 visas every year only in Karachi.

He said that around 4,500 Iranian students were studying in India because it was easy to get educational visa from New Delhi.

However, he said, it was very difficult for Iranian students to get Pakistani visa due to which only over a dozen students were studying here.

Justice Baqar said that he would approach the federal government for liberalising the visa regime for Iranian students and also to allow them to open accounts in Pakistani banks.

The CM and Iranian diplomat strongly condemned the Israeli aggression in Gaza and West Bank.

Published in Dawn, October 22th, 2023

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