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The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports (DGIP) has announced that passport delivery counters in Pakistan will be open on Saturdays from 8am to 4pm for the next two months. According to a public notice, citizens are advised to collect their passports as soon as possible, or risk having them destroyed after six months. This initiative is part of the DGIP's efforts to make passport services more accessible and efficient, following the launch of a home delivery service in July. The government aims to fully transition to e-passports by phasing out machine-readable passports.

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The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports (DGIP) has announced that it will keep its passport collection counters open on Saturdays from 8am to 4pm for the next two months. This is in addition to regular office hours, allowing citizens who are unable to visit during those times to collect their passports. The DGIP has also partnered with TCS to launch a home delivery service for passports, called "Passport Aapki Dehleez Par", which was introduced in July. Citizens are advised to collect their passports as soon as possible, as passports that remain unclaimed for six months will be destroyed according to government policy. The move is seen as part of the DGIP's efforts to make passport services more accessible and efficient.

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The public notice, available on the DGIP’s official website and was also shared on social media, advised citizens to collect their passports as soon as possible.

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🔮 Passport delivery counters will now be open on Saturdays from 8am to 4pm for the next two months, according to a public notice issued by the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports (DGIP).

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Passport collection counters to remain open on Saturdays for 2 months · mixed framing

Passport delivery counters will now be open on Saturdays from 8am to 4pm for the next two months, according to a public notice issued by the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports (DGIP). uncertain

counters → accord → Immigration

The public notice, available on the DGIP’s official website and was also shared on social media, advised citizens to collect their passports as soon as possible. asserted

notice → share → passports

It called on citizens who were unable to visit during regular office hours to take advantage of the new timings. asserted

who → call → timings

The DGIP warned that passports remaining unclaimed for six months would be destroyed, as per government policy. asserted

passports → warn → policy

In July, the DGIP partnered with logistics and courier company TCS to launch “Passport Aapki Dehleez Par” — a home delivery service for passports. asserted

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DGIP Director General Muhammad Ali Randhawa said the initiative reflected the department’s commitment to making passport services more accessible and efficient. asserted

services → say → commitment

In June, the government had also announced that it had decided to phase out machine-readable passports and switch fully to e-passports. asserted

it → announce → passports

According to Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, the complete transition to e-passports will “end fraud and forgery related to passports”. uncertain

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Passport collection counters to remain open on Saturdays for 2 months

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