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Islamabad: Sweden has announced reopening visa services in Islamabad. This development is a result of the bilateral political consultations between the two countries held in Stockholm on Wednesday last.
According to Radio Pakistan, the resumption of visa services, effective from today, will facilitate Pakistanis seeking to visit Sweden for short stays. Pakistani nationals can apply for a Schengen visa from within Pakistan for visits to Sweden of up to 90 days.
Pakistan has welcomed this positive development, which reflects the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries. The Pakistani delegation to the Bilateral Consultations in Stockholm was led by the Additional Foreign Secretary (Europe), while the Swedish side was headed by the Director General for Global Affairs from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.