The UAE News report: It is going to be a big relief for the airline passengers going to Pakistan as the Government of Pakistan has abolished the Covid-19 PCR test requirement for vaccinated travellers from the UAE and other countries from February 24.

However, those passengers who are not fully vaccinated will have to carry a negative PCR test prior to the departure to Pakistan, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the body which oversees regulations related to Covid-19, said on Wednesday.

“Pre-boarding negative PCR has been abolished for fully vaccinated inbound travellers. However, non-vaccinated individuals over 12 years will require pre-boarding negative PCR taken not more than 72 hours before the departure,” the NCOC said on Wednesday.

Pakistan had made it mandatory for all inbound passengers to be fully vaccinated from January 6, 2022.

Governments around the world are easing Covid-19-related restrictions as new cases of the pandemic continue to decline and immunity improves with the increased vaccination. On Tuesday, the UAE also dropped rapid PCR test requirements taken six hours before the departure for passengers travelling from Pakistan. However, passengers travelling from Pakistan to UAE will have to carry a negative PCR taken not more than 48 hours before the flight.

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said passengers below 12 years of age are exempted from the mandatory Covid-19 vaccination. Moreover, travellers aged between 12 and 18 are allowed to travel to Pakistan without vaccination till March 31, 2022.