Pakistan's FO hails UK travel advisory change.

ISLAMABAD -- The Foreign Office of Pakistan welcomed the United Kingdom's decision on changing their travel advisory for Pakistan and called it a positive step for relationship building.

The Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui in a series of Tweets hailed the development and said that the initiative would help build 'stronger and closer people-to-people links' between the two countries.

The tweet read: 'Govt and people of Pakistan welcome the comprehensive review of travel advisory for British citizens traveling to Pakistan. A Positive step forward, forging even stronger and closer people-to-people links between Pakistan and Britain.'

In an accompanying tweet on the matter, the spokesperson added that Pakistan was looking forward to hosting 'tourists, investors, academics and other visitors.'

Meanwhile Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Syed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari on Friday expressed great joy on the new travel advisory issued by Britain for...

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