Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that the passport of formerPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expiring tonight.
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Tuesday, he reminded that thenames of both Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz have been on the ECL sinceAugust 2018. He said the passports cannot be issued to those on the ECL.He however, Nawaz Sharif is not being stopped from returning back toPakistan. He said if Nawaz Sharif desires so, he will be issued theemergency travel documents.
The Interior Minister said the country will move forward economically andfinancially under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Sheikh Rashid has expressed the confidence that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf(PTI) will emerge victorious in the upcoming Senate elections to be held onthe third of next month.
He said there will be political stability and reduction in rumour mongeringin the wake of Senate polls.
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The Interior Minister said the country will move forward economically andfinancially under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The Interior Minister said the network of NADRA offices will be expanded atthe Tehsil headquarters level. He said the NADRA will issue one hundredthousand identity cards per day.
The Interior Minister said the fee of passports for ten years has also beenreduced. He asked the people to apply for ten years passport in order toreduce the burden on passport offices.
