PESHAWAR - Residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are urgently calling upon the Interior Secretary, Director General of Passport and Immigration, and other senior officials to address the prolonged delays in passport issuance.
Local individuals, Siraj Khan and Rabia Bibi highlighted the issue, expressing concern that what used to take 4 days for urgent passports and 15 days for normal passports has now stretched into months. This delay not only jeopardizes visas but also threatens the plans of thousands intending to perform Umrah.
A senior passport office official, speaking anonymously, emphasized the necessity of resolving the passport delay problem promptly. He stressed that the prolonged waiting times not only impact visa applications but also add anxiety for those planning to leave the country. The official suggested that increasing the staff at the passport office would be instrumental in addressing this issue, expressing hope that a solution would be implemented soon to ensure timely passport issuance for the people.
