The Interior Ministry announced that a new passport office has opened in Islamabad Capital City (ICT). Mustafa Jamal Qazi, DG Passports, stated that residents of Islamabad seeking a passport should visit the new facility at the I&T Center in Sector G-10/4.
Qazi further said that the new state-of-the-art building offers modern facilities for citizens. He added that there are separate special counters for women and senior citizens in the new facility.
Mustafa Jamal Qazi assured that citizens will not need to queue at the new passport office, as passports will be processed through a digital system. He also promised that additional staff would be deployed to address any issues promptly on-site.
Recently, the authorities made some important decisions to address delays in passport printing.
According to sources, the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports has decided to acquire 20 new laminators and printers, along with five modern ARPM machines and two E-passport printers. The new equipment will enable the printing of up to 1,000 passports per hour.
With the new machinery, the daily passport printing capacity is expected to rise from 22,000 to 55,000. The passport authority has also stocked lamination papers for the next six months. The backlog is expected to begin clearing by the final week of September.
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