Passport delivery counters to remain open on Saturdays nationwide

Passport delivery counters across Pakistan will remain open every Saturday for the next two months, allowing citizens to collect their ready passports, the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports announced.

Under the new arrangement, passport delivery counters will operate from 8am to 4pm every Saturday.

The department said that citizens would be able to collect their ready passports on Saturdays in addition to regular working days.

It also warned that passports not collected for more than six months would be disposed of in accordance with government policy.

The move came months after the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports launched a doorstep passport delivery service, allowing applicants to receive their documents without visiting collection centres.

The initiative was introduced on the directions of Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi as part of efforts to improve public convenience and streamline passport delivery.

According to an official statement, the service enables applicants to receive their passports at their registered addresses instead of collecting them from passport offices.

Earlier, Naqvi had announced that cashless transactions would become operational at all passport offices across Pakistan.

Taking to his X handle, the interior minister had said: "Applicants no longer need to stand in long queues or wait for hours to make payments."

"This is another step towards making public services faster, more transparent, and more convenient for our citizens. Many more milestones lie ahead, and, InshaAllah, we will continue to achieve them," he had added.