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      <title>Govt reduces normal passport delivery time to 14 days</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In a significant move to streamline passport services, the government has reduced the delivery time for normal passports from 21 days to just 14 days.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting chaired by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister of State Talal Chaudhry, during which measures to improve the passport system came under discussion.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The meeting, attended by senior officials including the interior secretary, DG Passport and Immigration, and others, also announced a series of measures aimed at improving the overall efficiency of the passport service.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Addressing the meeting, Mohsin Naqvi directed the officials to implement a fully cashless system in passport offices within the next 15 days.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He remarked that this move will curtail the influence of the agent mafia and provide a user-friendly experience for citizens.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other key decisions made during the meeting include the finalisation of the business passport issuance system and the improvement of passport delivery at homes.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>A decision to this effect was taken during a meeting chaired by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister of State Talal Chaudhry, during which measures to improve the passport system came under discussion.</p>
<p>The meeting, attended by senior officials including the interior secretary, DG Passport and Immigration, and others, also announced a series of measures aimed at improving the overall efficiency of the passport service.</p>
<p>Addressing the meeting, Mohsin Naqvi directed the officials to implement a fully cashless system in passport offices within the next 15 days.</p>
<p>He remarked that this move will curtail the influence of the agent mafia and provide a user-friendly experience for citizens.</p>
<p>Other key decisions made during the meeting include the finalisation of the business passport issuance system and the improvement of passport delivery at homes.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:45:27 +0500</pubDate>
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