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Istanbul kidnapping leads to tightening of Turkey visa policy for Pakistan
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Istanbul kidnapping leads to tightening of Turkey visa policy for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: An Istanbul-based station reported Thursday that Turkey has decided to tighten its visa policy for Pakistan nationals. Just a few days after some of them were found to be involved in an abduction of four Nepalese in Istanbul. Throughout Turkey, a significant number of Pakistan nationals live and work in major cities such as Istanbul, Ankara, and other major cities. In addition to Pakistani citizens, hundreds of Pakistanis also visit the transcontinental country for tourism on a regular basis. As a result of reported crimes involving Pakistan nationals, the Turkey government tightened visa policy. "The government also stopped issuing temporary residence permits to Pakistanis." Many Pakistanis arrested earlier this month for staging a protest against the ouster of the fo...