Govt directs faster passport verification for overseas Pakistanis

September 09, 2026 (MLN): The government has directed relevant authorities to make the verification process for passports and other essential documents of overseas Pakistanis faster, easier and more efficient, with an integrated system to be developed for their timely verification and a one-window verification portal proposed to minimize human interaction in the process.

The directives were issued by Federal Law and Justice Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar while chairing a meeting of the Committee on Passport Rules, attended by officials from the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Passport Department and other relevant institutions, APP reported.

The minister termed overseas Pakistanis a valuable asset of the country and stressed the need to further improve existing procedures to facilitate them.

He directed that a clear timeline be prescribed for record verification and that an electronic mechanism be developed at the Ministry of Interior to enable queries and necessary actions to be processed electronically at the earliest.

The minister also directed the preparation of proposals for necessary amendments to rules and regulations aimed at facilitating overseas Pakistanis, and asked relevant institutions to present a clear course of action and procedure at the next meeting.

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