ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday informed the National Assembly that new machines and software will be installed by the end of September to increase the passport printing capacity to 55,000 to 60,000 per day.
Responding to the Challenge on passport delays, the Minister expressed optimism that the introduction of the new system would also help clear the existing backlog of passport applications.
He said orders were issued to export the new system during the PDM government and the process continued under the caretaker government.
“We hope that the new system will be installed soon and the daily passport issuing capacity will increase from 26,000 to 60,000,” he added. The minister emphasized that the number of missions has increased from 20 to 92 and with the increase in passport offices, there is an urgent need for modernized machines and advanced printers to meet the demand.
