Immigration chief unveils digital transformation drive to reshape passport system
Key takeaways
- While speaking to a media outlet, the DG said the passport mobile app would enable citizens to apply for and renew passports online, track applications and access essential services from their mobile phones with ease.
- He said the department is also working to launch a home delivery facility so applicants can receive their passports at their doorstep, reducing the need for repeated visits to passport offices.
- Randhawa added that a QR code-based digital payment system would soon be introduced to ensure secure and transparent transactions while helping eliminate illegal practices and middlemen.
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Make us preferred on Google Pakistan's passport ranked fourth worst in the Henley Passport Index 2024 Global Ranking — AFPDirector General of Immigration and Passports Muhammad Ali Randhawa on Friday unveiled an ambitious digital transformation drive featuring the passport mobile app, home delivery and QR code-based payments to make services faster, more transparent and free from illegal practices.
While speaking to a media outlet, the DG said the passport mobile app would enable citizens to apply for and renew passports online, track applications and access essential services from their mobile phones with ease.