ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said that Pakistan has extended online visa facility to 192 countries.
The interior minister during a visit to Islamabad Airport said that online visa service had been started on orders of PM Imran and the premier has directed for smooth issuance of visas through it.
Rasheed further said E-passport service will be launched soon while the passport validity period had been increased up to ten years for labourers.
Express service was being launched across the country under which home delivery of Passports would be provided to citizens, the minister. An SMS service had also begun from today (December 24) in a bid to inform passport holders six months before the expiry of their passports, he added.
The minister observed facilities at the airport being provided to the passengers. He assured the Overseas Pakistanis for provision of best facilities to them at Islamabad airport.
Sheikh Rasheed also directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Immigration Department, Airport Security Force (ASF) and Customs Department to take care of the passengers in the best possible manner.
The minister said that Overseas Pakistanis were assets for us and no laxity would be tolerated in provision of facilities to those coming from abroad.
