Online visas to enhance business, tourism for Pakistan

Pakistan offering online visas for Chinese citizens signals closer economic cooperation and mutual exchanges between the South Asian nation and China, analysts said, adding that it can help enhance Pakistan's economy.

Starting from Wednesday, visas for Chinese citizens will be available online, making it much easier for Chinese businesspeople to come to Pakistan, Pakistan's Ministry for Information and Broadcasting said on its website.

Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said this earlier this month during a meeting with a representative delegation of the Chinese business community led by Chinese Consul General in Lahore Zhao Shiren.