Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said that the process of issuance of E-Passports in the country would commence from June, and a German company had been awarded the contract for the purpose.
He said that validity of passport expiry had been increased to 10 years and its fee had also been reduced to half, he said while addressing a news conference at the Zonal office of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Sindh.
Sheikh Rasheed said the entire visa process had been made online and about 300,000 visas had been issued while only 12000 visas applications were rejected during his tenure as Interior Minister. Citizens of 192 countries could get Pakistani visa within 30 days time linked with the clearance from any relevant agency of the country.
The interior minister concluded that Pakistan enjoyed congenial diplomatic relations with US, China and Afghanistan. Pakistan was playing key role in Afghan peace process.
