Pakistanis can now obtain visas on arrival in Qatar

30 days on arrival.

Qatar just added Pakistan to the growing list of countries that are granted visa-free or visa on arrival entrance to the emirate. 

Now, as long as Pakistani travelers have a valid passport for at least 6 months and an onward or return ticket, they will be granted a free 30-day visa when they arrive in Doha, according to Daily Pakistan

If Pakistanis wish to extend their stay, they can apply for an additional 30 days.

In early August, Qatar became the "most open country in the region," extending visa free access to nationals of 80 countries. 

Citizens of these 80 countries no longer need to apply for a visa or pay for one on arrival. Instead, they will simply be able to show their passport at customs and enter the country.

While many of the countries on the list already had relatively easy access to Qatar, simply having to pay a fee of 100 Qatari riyals ($27.50) upon arrival to obtain a tourist visa, this payment will now be waived.

"The visa exemption scheme will make Qatar the most open country in the region," Hassan al-Ibrahim, Chief Tourism Development officer at Qatar Tourism Authority said at the time, according to Reuters.

According to Pakistani media, it was previously difficult for Pakistanis to obtain visas to Qatar. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif personally addressed the matter back in March of 2017.

UAE beats Saudi Arabia in World Cup qualifier ... Twitter battle ensues

2 to 1.

On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia's national football team lost 2-1 to the UAE in a Group B World Cup qualifying football game. 

The game was held at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium and is part of the Russia 2018 World Cup Qualifiers

Even after this loss, Saudi Arabia remains in the second place of Asia's Group  B qualifying tournaments. 

The team will now need to win an upcoming match with Japan in order to secure a place in the upcoming qualifying rounds. 

The UAE, which now holds the fourth place in the same group, also has one remaining match against Iraq. But experts believe the team's chances of advancing to the next qualifying round are quite slim.  

Social media meltdown

Soon after the Saudi-Emirati match ended, thousands of people took to social media, reacting to the results via the now trending hashtag: 'Emirates/Saudi Arabia.'

While a few Saudi football fans were quite disappointed, to say the least, others congratulated the UAE on the win.  

Saudi fans were upset

Pretty upset...

Others were left heartbroken

A few bid farewell to the world cup

Meanwhile... Emiratis celebrated the win

Emirati football fans were super excited about the news

Saudis also congratulated the Emirati team

"Congratulations on the win, you deserve it. Hard luck to our national team." 

Watch a recap of the football match here: