LONDON: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has ordered relevant authorities to issue urgent passports to overseas Pakistanis within seven days.
The minister was speaking during his visit to Passport and NADRA centers in London on Sunday. He said that the normal passport will be issued within 30 days and this policy will be applicable to all Pakistani missions abroad.
The Interior Minister took notice of the delay in the issuance of passports to overseas Pakistanis, as normal passports were being issued in approximately four months while urgent in one and a half months.
The Minister said no delay would be tolerated anymore and action would be taken against non-issuance of passports within the stipulated time.
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Mohsin Naqvi also established a monitoring cell to ensure the delivery of passports within time. The cell will be headed by the Personal Staff Officer to the Interior Minister, ASP Shahrbano.
Overseas Pakistanis will be able to lodge complaints at the email address: [email protected] if they do not receive their passport within time.
On the occasion, the Interior Minister also interacted with Pakistanis present in the centers.
They appreciated the performance of NADRA and no one complained about it, upon which the Minister congratulated the NADRA staff for their good performance.
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK Dr. Muhammad Faisal was accompanying the Interior Minister.
