Kuwait has allowed commercial flights from Pakistan and six other countries while adhering to Covid-19 measures set by the government.
Similarly, Saudi Arabia has also allowed vaccinated people to come back to the country directly.
According to Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry, Saudi nationals will have to get both jabs of the vaccine before leaving the country so that they can come back directly.
Meanwhile Saudi Civil Aviation Authority has mandated coronavirus vaccination certificate for Umrah pilgrims.
Currently, the countries facing the travel ban are India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Lebanon, a report by Saudi Gazette said.
The Pakistan embassy in Riyadh welcomed the decision by the Saudi authorities.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Zulfi Bukhari called it a “welcome step” and said that Pakistan was grateful for the support.
Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia had decided to allow entry to foreign travellers fully vaccinated with the Sinopharm or Sinovac vaccines, provided that they also receive a booster shot of either of the four vaccines approved by the Kingdom.
The decision followed the country reopening its doors to international visitors on August 1, conditional to them being inoculated by one of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
