Passengers mandatory to Carry Corona free Certificate
It is compulsory for foreigners to have a corona free certificate while coming to Pakistan,” Standing Committee member Javed Shah
Balochistan24 web desk:
ISLAMABAD: In the wake of the fast spreading coronavirus, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas PakistanisPakistanis and Human Resource Development has recommended making if mandatory for travellers to carry a corona free certificate.
Just like it is essential for Pakistanis to carry a polio certificate while travelling to other countries, it should be made compulsory for foreigners to have a coronacorona free certificate while coming to Pakistan,” Standing Committee member Javed Shah said.
The meeting of the committee was held under the chairmanship of Sheikh Fayyazuddin.
Members of the National Assembly including Fazal Muhammad Khan, Dr Haider Ali Khan, Sajid Khan, Haji Imtiaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Attaullah, Zahra Wadood Fatemi, Sobia Kamal Khan, Syed Abrar Ali Shah, Zulfiqar Ali Khan Dullah, Aurangzeb Khan Khichi, Shahid Ahmed, Muhammad Jamalud Din, and senior officers from the overseas ministry were in attendance.
The government of China is providing all-out facilities to Pakistani students studying there, and those residing in Wuhan where the coronavirus broke out,” an official of the Ministry of NationalNational Health Services, Regulations and Coordination told the committee.
Pakistan fears coronavirus outbreak if precautionary measures not put in place
The meeting was informed that the government is all set to launch the first-ever national emigration policy for devising comprehensive strategies to regulate welfare processes of intending emigrants and protecting the rights of their families.
“The draft of National Emigrants Policy has been finalised after holding an extensive consultation with national and international experts,” a senior officer of the overseas ministry told the National Assembly Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis.
