ISLAMABAD – Federal authorities are set to issue e-passports from next yearunder digital transformation stride, local media reported quoting sources.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed chaired a meeting in the country’s federalcapital which was attended by the secretary of the interior, chairmanNADRA, DG Passport, and additional DG FIA.
The decision was reportedly made during the meeting which aimed toeliminate all the hurdles in the current manual system and facilitate theoverseas residents to process online applications with an updated system.
The report further added that the biometric documents will speed up theidentification process, simplifying passport control and paving the way forautomation of services. The e-passport service will also help the airportauthorities to complete the travel procedure in a short time.
The new e-passports will have a biometric chip containing personal datasuch as pictures, fingerprints with other information while the microchipwould be embedded in each e-passport to help authenticate the identity ofthe traveler.
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With the update, two pictures of the passport holder will be displayed onthe main page of the new e-passport.
In February, the government announced to process all visa applicationsthrough an online visa portal phasing out the exhausting manual visa system.
