LAHORE: Bangladesh Ambassador to Pakistan Muhammad Iqbal Khan has said that Pakistanis can now obtain visas for his country online as Dhaka has relaxed visa conditions for the country.
Speaking during his visit to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the ambassador said that the people of Bangladesh want to have a loving relationship with the people of Pakistan and increasing cooperation between the two countries was the need of the hour.
Noting that the LCCI could play a role in increasing bilateral trade between Pakistan and Bangladesh, the envoy called for the strengthening of economic and financial cooperation between Islamabad and Dhaka.
The development comes in the backdrop of melting ice between the two countries ever since the incumbent interim government led by Bangladesh Professor Muhammad Yunus came to power in Dhaka following the ouster of PM Sheikh Hasina.
Last month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Prof Yunus on the sidelines of the D-8 summit in Cairo and emphasised the need to make joint efforts to explore new avenues of economic cooperation.
During the meeting, he had stressed taking advantage of great potential to boost trade in different sectors including chemicals, cement clinkers, surgical goods, leather goods and IT.
