ISLAMABAD: The backlog of unprinted passports has reached 700,000 because of a scarcity of lamination paper in Pakistan.
The issuance of a brand new passport has been suspended for over per week now as Pakistan has but to obtain the order of lamination paper.
Passport and Immigration officers stated the supply of lamination paper will attain Pakistan on Friday (tomorrow). Because of backlog, the printing of Pakistani passports will proceed on Saturday and Sunday to facilitate the residents, the officers stated.
The suspension of passport print has affected the lots prepared to journey overseas. Taking discover of the matter, caretaker Inside Minister Sarfraz Bugti additionally talked to the officers and ordered them to make sure the well timed printing of the passports.
Earlier, the official supply timing for the issuance of passports was modified.
As per particulars, the passport division just lately issued a notification outlining the revised passport supply schedules.
For normal passport purposes, the supply time had been prolonged to a most of 21 working days, in comparison with the earlier 10-day timeframe.