Islamabad : Pakistan will regulate the movements of foreign diplomats as well as visitors in the country, according to Interior Ministry sources.
Also, new standard operating procedures will be issued for diplomats on the recommendations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The News quoted Interior Ministry sources, as saying.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked some 87,000 unregistered SIMs, while another 3.5 million will be blocked in the next three months, the sources added.
The Pakistan Government has decided to take stern action against all foreigners visiting the country without legal documents.
In a high-level Interior Ministry meeting chaired by Interior Minister Rehman Malik, it was decided that the movement of foreigners would be regulated and any foreigner/diplomat would be sent back to his duty station, if found without legal permits to visit specific areas, the paper said.
The meeting also decided on a networking arrangement between the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), the Foreign Ministry and the Interior Ministry for regulating the movement of foreigners and diplomats, it added.
It was also decided that the registration of vehicles and driving licences of all foreigners would be brought under the prescribed ambit. ANI
