The shortage of laminated paper has left thousands of Pakistani citizens in a frustrating situation of not being able to obtain passports. This issue is causing significant delays for people looking to travel abroad for various reasons, such as study, work or leisure.
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- What happened to the passports?
- Why is the country facing such shortages?
- How did people react?
What happened to the passports?
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Amid shortage of laminated paper in Pakistan, citizens are facing challenges in acquiring new passports. This shortage has caused a widespread shortage of travel documents throughout the country, according to reports ME TOO.
Why is the country facing such shortages?
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According to the report citing Pakistan’s Directorate General of Immigration and Passports (DGI&P), laminated paper crucial for passports is imported from France. Prolonged delays in obtaining passports have put the dreams of many people at risk, as they face the possibility of their plans being shattered.
While the current passport situation may seem like a pressing issue, it is not a new development for Pakistan. In 2013, passport printing came to a halt for similar reasons: DGI&P faced financial constraints due to printers and a shortage of laminating papers, as reported The express tribune.
How did people react?
Zain Ijaz, a resident of Gujrat in Pakistan who managed to gain admission to a university in the United Kingdom, shared that he is now dealing with problems. His travel plans are in jeopardy because he cannot proceed without a valid passport, he said. ME TOO.
Zain Ijaz is not alone in this situation. Others who rely on the green passport to travel abroad, whether for study, work or pleasure, find themselves in a similar situation. Unfortunately, there appears to be no immediate end in sight to his ordeal.
People on the Internet are too worried about the issue.
First time in the world that a ‘paperless passport’ of Pakistan has been created 😂
— Onnbeatz (@onnbeatz) November 10, 2023
Pakistan is in such a situation that it cannot even print passport documents. 😂
— Mukunda Sharma|ముకుంద శర్మ | मुकुन्द शर्मा (@Avenger_Hindu) November 10, 2023
BCCI can always finance Pakistan cricket team passport lamination documents. https://t.co/vBeoC0iC4m
– Udit Kulshrestha (@uditkulshrestha) November 9, 2023
@Qamarcheema saabRolling sheet khatam ho gai he pakistan me..@sajidtarar sir sahi bol rahe the, passport 12000 beche he akele lahore ne ..To pure mulk ne kitne beche honge ??😲 😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/pVRghdrSgf
– rana harish 🇮🇳 (@ranaharish14) November 9, 2023
I remember going on a private holiday to the UK when I was an MP and the immigration officer told me that Pakistan’s machine-readable passport is the most difficult for the machine to read and that the quality needs to be improved. I hope the new laminated paper is better https://t.co/PZOkX7fBq9
-Sher Ali Arbab (@saarbab) October 12, 2023
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