Non-issuance of machine readable passport: overseas Pakistanis facing problems

The overseas Pakistanis in many Western and Gulf countries are facing problems due to non-issuance of machine readable passport by the foreign missions abroad, says a press release received from a group of Pakistanis working abroad here on Tuesday.
The Pakistani embassies in other countries issue manual passports, which are not acceptable to the host country if they desire to visit any country, especially for performance of Hajj or Umra, the statement further added. They were of the view that arrangements be made for issuance of machine readable passports at all the Pakistani missions, embassies in Europe, Gulf, Scandinavian countries and USA so that they could visit any other country without any hindrance, it added.
The statement further made an appeal to the government that foreign office may be directed to make arrangements for issuance of machine readable passports at the missions abroad so that they could benefit from the facility.-PR