The Passport Headquarters in Islamabad has obtained a batch of recent printers geared up with the newest expertise.
These printers, imported from Germany, embody two e-printers and 6 desktop printers, Specific Information reported.
Director Basic of Passports Mustafa Jamal Qazi visited the e-printer part and was briefed by international specialists on the set up course of.
A international technical staff has arrived in Pakistan to help within the set up of the printers, which is predicted to be accomplished quickly.
In response to Qazi, the brand new printers are able to printing 1,000 passports per hour, considerably rising output and enhancing the standard of printing. He additional added that extra e-printers will arrive within the coming month, additional accelerating the passport printing course of.
The trendy expertise is predicted to boost effectivity and the general high quality of passport printing in Pakistan.
Few days in the past, Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain took discover of the alleged blocking of abroad Pakistanis’ passports and has formally written to the inside ministry in search of an investigation.
The problem was raised by the Pakistan Enterprise Discussion board France, whose leaders urged the federal government to take motion. Hussain known as the matter “extremely delicate” and confused that expatriates mustn’t face undue difficulties.
The minister acknowledged that mistreatment of abroad Pakistanis wouldn’t be tolerated and introduced that facilitation desks could be arrange at airports to help them.
A letter from discussion board leaders, together with Ibrahim Dar, Zahoor Iqbal, and Aslam Chaudhry, alleged that hundreds of expatriates have had their passports blocked, with airport workers reportedly demanding bribes of as much as Rs500,000.
Authorities have pledged swift motion to research and resolve the problem.