Govt Tightens Blue Passport Rules

Meanwhile, the administration has tightened the rules for issuing blue passports and reduced the total number from 75, 000 to 30, 000.

Key points

• According to The minister, when Pakistan and Afghanistan had good relations, 100, 000 visas had been issued.
• Chaudhry remarked around 100, 000 arms licences employed to be issued every year previously, but the number has now been reduced by 30 percent.
• Director General Immigration and Passports Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Randhawa remarked passports are issued to parliamentarians when they apply for their own travel documents.
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• The committee additionally discussed the deaths of 14 newborn babies in a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.

State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry informed the Senate Standing Committee on Interior, chaired by Senator Faisal Saleem Rehman, that blue passports had previously been issued to residents who were not entitled to them.

He remarked countries often question Pakistan concerning the number of blue passports issued whenever visa-free arrangements or memorandums of understanding are discussed.

Notably, the minister remarked numerous blue passports had been issued to bureaucrats previously. FBR Orders Officers to Reveal Foreign Citizenships, Passports and Marriages.

PML-N Senator Abid Sher Ali remarked office-holders at the passport office had asked him for a no-objection certificate from the Interior Ministry when he went to obtain blue passports for his family.

He questioned whether the rules had changed and whether parliamentarians had become subordinate to anyone.

In practice, the committee chairman asked that the relevant rule under which permission from the Interior Ministry was being sought be presented before the committee.

Meanwhile, the committee additionally discussed the problem of tinted windows in vehicles. The chairman remarked no law was available when the body asked for the relevant rule to be submitted.

According to Senator Naseema Ehsan, if no law existed on tinted glasses, the administration should explain what arrangements had been created for residents facing security threats. Entire Staff Suspended at Regional Passport Office in Major City.

She remarked she had not gone to her home for the last five years as of security reservations and called on the ministry to take concrete steps.

On prohibited-bore arms licences, the state minister remarked the Interior Ministry had become an arms-licensing branch during previous governments.

He remarked that over the last two years, prohibited-bore licences had been issued only to entitled persons.

He continued that the quota for prohibited-bore licences had been climbed from two percent to five percent for individuals in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

He remarked a proposal was under consideration to raise the quota in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to as much as 10 percent.

Senator Talha Mahmood remarked businessmen and students should be given concessions in visa issuance.

He remarked visas had been issued to Afghan nationals under 18 categories and observed that the matter was sensitive, so it should additionally be discussed with the Foreign Ministry.

He alleged that individuals had taken capital to add Afghan nationals to family trees.

Chaudhry remarked Afghan nationals had been involved in terror attacks in KP and Balochistan.

He additionally stated Afghan nationals were involved in a terror attack in Islamabad and in the murder of businessman Aamir Awan in the federal capital.

Abid Sher Ali suggested that short-term visas should be issued to businessmen after strict security checks. Govt to Launch Passport Services at Another NADRA Mega Center.

Notably, an FIA official informed the committee that the agency does not check passengers' mobile phones at airports.

He remarked mobile phones are checked only in cases where there is information concerning human smuggling.

Chaudhry remarked a businessman was offloaded as his name was included in an investigation involving Rs12 billion.

He remarked the businessman's name was placed on the passport control list. It ceased him from travelling abroad.

He additionally stated a passenger travelling to Sri Lanka was halted despite receiving a call from an MNA.

When the passenger was asked regarding his trip, he stated he was going to visit the grave of Prophet Adam, according to him.

Chaudhry continued that when FIA office-holders asked for his father's name, he noted his father was a rickshaw driver.

In practice, the committee additionally discussed the deaths of 14 newborn babies in a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. Govt Extends Passport Office Timings.

It questioned the Capital Development Authority regarding the last fire and electrical audit of PIMS and asked when the latest fire safety certificate was issued.

For context, the CDA chairman was directed to present the audit report of PIMS before the next session.

Meanwhile, the committee was informed that the last audit of PIMS was conducted in September 2025. Stay Connected with ProPakistani. Obtain the latest news and stories wherever you prefer. Follow on Google Discover.

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