Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar Advocate on Saturday stated that around 50 foreign journalists arrived in Pakistan for the ‘Islamabad Talks’. “Journalists from various countries, including China, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Germany and Korea have submitted visa applications to cover the talks,” he said while speaking to the state-run TV channel.

Attaullah Tarar noted that on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar announced that visas on arrival would be available for journalists from Iran and the United States, adding that journalists from across the world were arriving in Pakistan for coverage.

“The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has provided all necessary facilities for journalists under one roof at Jinnah Convention Centre,” Attaullah Tarar said. “High-speed internet connectivity, printers, computers and screens have been installed, and all facilities required to perform journalistic duties have been made available.”

Further, the minister said that Islamabad’s Red Zone was close to the centre, making it easy for journalists to carry out their coverage.

“An effort has been made to provide all facilities in one place so that journalists do not face any difficulty in coverage,” Tarar said. “We welcome the foreign journalists coming for coverage,” he added.

Earlier, Tarar in a post on X, said that the government had established a Media Facilitation Centre at the Jinnah Convention Centre for foreign journalists arriving to cover the ‘Islamabad Talks’,

He said, “All arrangements are in place to facilitate foreign and local journalists in the best way possible.” The centre has been established by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, he stated, adding, “We will be looking after them well.”