Achi news desk-
Islamabad: The process of issuing passports is delayed, due to which citizens are denied passports despite waiting for several months.
However, now Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced good news to citizens, he said that at least one passport office in Lahore and Karachi will be open 24 hours, this step is taken to provide ease and convenience to people.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said in a message on social media that this initiative will facilitate access to passport services at any time.
On the other hand, it is becoming difficult to get a passport on time in Pakistan, which is being complained about on social media. Complaints about delays in receiving a passport come in both the urgent category and the fast track category.
The increase in passport fees
Last March, the passport office increased the fee for preparing passports from Rs. It has been raised from five thousand rupees to 7500 rupees.
Similarly, the regular fee for a 10-year passport with 36 tags is 6700, while the fee for an urgent passport has been increased to 11 thousand two hundred rupees. This includes a service charge of Rs.
The government introduced another category, Fast Track, besides Urgent, for citizens traveling for emergency reasons, where the payment is the highest.
