ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, announced that passports of certain individuals involved in illegal activities abroad are being blocked.
He explained to a private news channel that the government is bent upon halting the travel of anyone through unauthorized means. “There is no visa for begging. Some people are taking Umrah visas to Saudi Arabia and then resorting to begging,” he explained.
Chaudhry Salik Hussain announced that authorities have blocked passport access for thousands of criminal offenders who now face a five-year passport renewal ban.
The government should establish permanent policies according to his statement, because businesses experience negative effects when policies undergo frequent alterations.
The minister said that 20,000 Pakistanis in Spain will be granted residency cards to work abroad, which is the main source of remittances for Pakistan. “Never before have such a large number of Pakistanis been sent abroad for employment in the past year,” he said.
Chaudhry Salik told Pakistanis intending to work abroad that they must develop soft skills to succeed at their workplaces, while he confirmed that immigration complaints are resolved. The system requires license holders to follow specific conditions, which will help maintain correct license operations.
Chaudhry Salik emphasized to Pakistanis who plan to work abroad that they need to acquire soft skills for employment success, while he confirmed that immigration complaints have been resolved. The system requires license holders to follow specific conditions, which will help maintain correct license operations.
Pakistan introduces new passport reform for women
Earlier, the Government of Pakistan announced a new policy which enables women to add their father’s name to their passport applications, which officials consider an important advancement because it establishes women’s independent legal identity rights.
The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports issued a notification which described the reform under the Lahore High Court directive, which ordered the government to establish new systems through stakeholder consultations. The government was required to create updated systems which would enable the new system to be implemented.
The notification states that the reform enables women to exercise all of their economic, social and civic rights because it removes a critical barrier which had restricted their rights. The Government of Pakistan and UN Women have implemented this initiative as a model which demonstrates how gender-responsive services should be delivered.
The implementation of these changes occurred through Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarrar, while DG of Passports Mustafa Jamal Qazi handled the software update process which enabled the new system to operate.
Officials declared that the new system provides a major achievement for women’s empowerment because it simplifies the process of obtaining official identification documents while maintaining legal recognition of their family relationships.
