Urgent Passports for Overseas Pakistanis Within a Week

In a significant move to address the concerns of overseas Pakistanis, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced that urgent passports will now be issued within seven days. This directive was given during Naqvi’s visit to Passport and NADRA centers in London today.

Naqvi emphasized that normal passports will be issued within 30 days, and this policy will be uniformly applied to all Pakistani missions abroad. This decision addresses current delays, where normal passports took approximately four months, and urgent passports took one and a half months.

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“The issuance of passports within the stipulated time is a priority, and no delays will be tolerated,” Naqvi stated, warning that action would be taken against any non-compliance.

To ensure timely delivery, the Interior Minister established a monitoring cell headed by Personal Staff Officer to the Interior Minister, ASP Shehrbano. This cell will oversee the process and handle any arising issues.

Overseas Pakistanis who do not receive their passports within the specified time can lodge complaints via email at [email protected]. Naqvi’s visit also included interactions with Pakistani nationals present at the centers, who expressed their satisfaction with NADRA’s performance, commended by the Minister.

Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr. Muhammad Faisal, accompanied the Interior Minister during this visit. This initiative aims to streamline the passport issuance process and provide efficient service to Pakistani expatriates.