The formal launching ceremony of the “Apostille Convention”, was held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad. With this launch, public document authentication for international use has been streamlined.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar presided over today’s launching ceremony which was attended by senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Information Technology and National Information Technology Board (NITB).
The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister outlined the government’s priority of public facilitation and the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in provision of efficient public service delivery by simplifying the attestation and legalization of documents. He urged that the officers of the Ministry to be more proactive in provision of efficient public service delivery.
With the formal launch of the Apostille certification, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Liaison Offices at Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Gujrat will receive documents for Apostille attestation though already notified five courier companies.
From today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also introduced an “Online Apostille Application System”. Under this system any individual can apply online for apostille by creating their profile and submitting documents directly through “Online Payment App” introduced by the Habib Bank Ltd.
