Islamabad, Sep 22: The Directorate General (DG) of Immigration and Passports has announced that the backlog of passport applications in major cities like Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, and Quetta has been successfully cleared.
Previously, many citizens had expressed frustration over delays, with the passport-issuing process taking months instead of the usual three weeks. In 2024, regular fee passports faced significant delays, while urgent fee green books took up to two months to issue.
The Passport and Immigration Department had encountered issues such as ink shortages and a lack of lamination paper, which have now been resolved. However, limited printing capacity initially hampered operations.
The DG stated that all categories of backlogs—normal, fast-track, and urgent—have been addressed, and the focus will now shift to clearing remaining backlogs in other cities.
