Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has announced an extension of the passport validity from five years to 10 years without any additional fee aimed at facilitating the country’s labour community working abroad especially in Middle East countries.
Talking to media persons in Islamabad today, he said the new passport will be issued at the previous fee of 3,000 rupees and this decision will be implemented from first of next month.
The Minister said a new E-passport would be launched from April 28 next year and it would help maintain data on modern lines and improve the country’s image abroad.
Sheikh Rashid said an express service is being launched under which Passports would be provided at home.
He said an SMS service has also been started to inform the passport holders six-month before expiry of their passports.
