The federal government plans to issue e-passport service starting next year to make life easier for nationals.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed in a recent ceremony in Islamabad of the launch of important initiatives by Directorate General of Immigration and Passports said that Asia’s first ever e-passport service will start in Pakistan in the beginning of next year.
He said this online facility will enable people get their passports at home without travelling and waiting in queues at passport offices.
He said passport delivery service has been revamped and now one can get it within twenty four hours.
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The decision was made in Islamabad after a meeting presided over by Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed. The secretary of the interior, chairman of NADRA, DG Passport, and extra DG FIA all attended the crucial meeting.
The development is being hailed as a significant step toward removing all obstacles in the current manual procedure and making it easier for Pakistanis living overseas to process online applications.
Biometric documents will ease passport control and pave the road for service automation by speeding up the identifying procedure.
It should be noted that each e-passport will have a microchip with all of an individual’s biometric information, which will aid in the authentication of the traveller’s identification.
On the main page of the new e-passport, two photos of the passport holder will now be displayed. The introduction of the e-passport service will also assist airport officials in completing the travel process in the quickest possible period.
