ISLAMABAD: Iraqi Interior Minister Othman Ali Farhood Moshir Al-Ghanimi on Sunday announced his country will increase the number of visas for Pakistani Zaireen and open all entry points for them. In a telephonic conversation with his Pakistani counterpart Rana Sanaullah, the Iraqi minister made the announcement. The Pakistani Interior Minister, as per Radio Pakistan, had requested his Iraqi counterpart to allow five thousand stranded Pakistani Zaireen at Iran border to enter Iraq. He also requested for issuance of special visas to Pakistani Zaireen wishing to visit Iraq for upcoming Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and to permanently open Iran-Iraq border for them. ONLINE
