Pakistan issues visas to 4,000 people for leaving Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has issued visas over the last few days to 4,000 people including the Afghan cricket team, foreigners and Afghan nationals in the wake of Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, Pakistani Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed told media on Monday.

Applications of a total of 1,277 people including Afghans and foreigners have been accepted to immigrate to Pakistan whereas 500 foreigne