Number of blue passports brought down to 49,000 from 74,000, DG says
ISLAMABAD: The number of official, or blue, passports has been brought down to 49,000 from 74,000 in keeping with international obligations and administrative requirements, Muhammad Ali Randhawa, the director general of Immigration and Passports, disclosed on Wednesday. He shared this information with Syedaal Khan Nasar, the deputy chairman of Senate, during a meeting. The existing mechanism for issuance of passports, institutional performance, security features and facilities being provided to the public came under discussion during the meeting. The meeting also discussed the proposed introdu