Pakistan issuing visas on arrival for foreigners leaving Afghanistan

Pakistan and Taliban flags flutter on their respective sides while people walk through a security barrier to cross a border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, in Chaman, Pakistan (Jafar Khan/AP)

Pakistan is issuing visas upon arrival to all diplomats, foreigners and journalists who want to leave Kabul over security concerns.

The country’s interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that since Sunday, 900 foreigners including diplomats and staff working for international organisations have arrived in Pakistan from Kabul via air travel.