Pakistan to stop manual visas from next month.

WASHINGTON -- Pakistan will stop issuing manual visas from next month and has asked non-resident Pakistanis and others interested in travelling to the country to apply online for electronic or e-visas.

'In compliance with the instructions of the government of Pakistan for complete implementation of E-visa regime, Embassy of Pakistan and its consulates across the United States will stop the issuance of manual visa from Feb 1, 2021,' said a notification issued by the Pakistan Embassy in Washington on Thursday.

'Visa applicants are, therefore, advised to submit their applications online at http://visa.nadra.gov.pk/,' the embassy added.

A senior embassy official told Dawn that this change applies to all Pakistani missions and embassies across the globe will stop issuing manual visas from Feb 1.

Pakistan stopped issuing manual passports several years ago.

Embassies also no longer receive applications for national identity cards and other similar...