Passport issuance charges see important improve

In response to the newest announcement, the payment for a 36-page Machine Readable (MR) passport with a validity interval of 5 years has been raised to Rs12,500. Equally, the payment for a 72-page passport for 5 years will now stand at Rs18,500, whereas the payment for a 100-page passport might be Rs23,000.

Moreover, the charges for 36, 72, and 100-page MR passports with a validity interval of 10 years have additionally been elevated.

Along with these changes, the passport workplace has launched new charges for expedited processing. For 100, 72, and 36-page passports, the quick monitor charges might be Rs25,200, Rs32,000, and Rs16,200, respectively.

These payment revisions come as a part of the federal government’s efforts to streamline passport issuance processes and guarantee environment friendly service supply to residents.

Then again, regardless of directives from Passport and Immigration Division to maintain passport workplaces open around the clock, the passport workplace in Backyard City, Lahore, didn’t provoke night time shifts as per the issued notification.

The failure to provoke the night time shift has sparked frustration amongst residents who depend on well timed passport providers. Many had anticipated the prolonged working hours to alleviate the congestion and lengthy ready durations usually skilled throughout common workplace hours.

In the meantime, not too long ago, Inside Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi introduced the graduation of 24/7 passport providers in Karachi and Lahore.

Minister Naqvi took to X, previously referred to as Twitter, to announce the implementation of this initiative, underlining its potential to revolutionize public entry to passport services. This resolution comes as a major stride in the direction of streamlining passport providers and addressing the persistent challenges confronted by residents in accessing important documentation.

Minister Naqvi in his publish emphasised the paramount significance of this step, highlighting its position in facilitating seamless entry to passport providers at any hour of the day. The inside minister ensured at the very least one passport workplace in every metropolis stays operational around the clock, beginning Could 7.

In keeping with this directive, the Passport and Immigration Division issued a notification outlining three shifts: 8am to 4pm, 4pm to 12am, and 12am to 8am for passport workplaces in Lahore and Karachi.