Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited the Pakistan Embassy in Rome on Wednesday.
Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Chaudhry Salik Hussain also accompanied him, according to a press release received from Rome.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Italy, Ali Javed, welcomed the federal ministers and introduced them to the embassy officials. Mohsin Naqvi and Chaudhry Salik Hussain visited the passport section of the embassy, met overseas Pakistanis present there and listened their issues.
Chaudhry Salik Hussain also met with citizens from Mandi Bahauddin and Gujrat and discussed their concerns. He contacted relevant authorities to resolve the issues on the spot.
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced that a robust and swift system would be established to facilitate the police verification process from the provinces for the facilitation of overseas Pakistanis.
He also issued directives for the timely issuance of passports, stating that urgent passports would now be issued within seven days, while normal passports would be issued within thirty days. He added that a monitoring cell, headed by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shehrbano Naqvi, has been established to ensure the timely delivery of passports to the overseas Pakistanis.
The Federal Interior Minister directed the embassy officials to perform their duties with dedication and professional approach. Later, the ministers also recorded their impressions in the visitors’ book.
