KARACHI: Though there was a notable rise within the variety of Pakistanis looking for to journey overseas, 121,418 fewer passports have been issued in 2024 in comparison with the earlier yr.
There was additionally a big enhance within the variety of residents making use of for e-passports in 2024.
Passport Director Common (DG) Mustafa Jamal Qazi instructed Geo.television that 6,596,520 Pakistanis bought their passports issued in 2024, whereas the quantity was 6,717,938 in 2023.
In 2024, Rs47.65 billion was deposited within the nationwide exchequer by means of passport charges. Based on the Passport DG, 715,074 abroad Pakistanis obtained passports in 2024, whereas 5,206,234 passports have been issued to residents dwelling within the nation.
A complete of 252,141 passports have been processed on-line and 257,398 e-passports have been made within the yr 2024.
As per the info offered by the Passport DG, girls ranked first in acquiring passports with 9,659,312 of them getting their passports in 2024.
In the meantime, 1,768,341 males and 523 transgender individuals throughout the nation additionally obtained Pakistani passports.
A complete of three,056,427 new passports have been processed whereas 2,541,170 passports have been renewed in 2024.
The DG mentioned that in 2024, residents confronted delays in acquiring passports as a result of varied causes, however now the scenario has improved with residents acquiring passports inside the given interval.