Topic
immigration
Every story Skardu Times has filed on immigration, newest first.
Pakistan begins issuing chip-based e-passport, immigration directorate says
The new booklet carries NFC technology, laser engraving and ICAO-standard encryption, and is meant to speed verification at automated e-gates.
FIA immigration system outage disrupts clearance at airports nationwide
Airport officials say the failure hit counters across the country at once and took about an hour to restore, delaying international departures.
IHC summons interior secretary, FIA and passport chiefs over list non-compliance
A single-member bench is hearing contempt petitions after a deputy director of Immigration and Passports told the court the matter was pending before a review committee.
Pakistan ends machine-readable passports in switch to e-passports
Three national outlets report the change, but none gives fees, validity periods or the fate of booklets already issued.
FIA Orders Stricter Immigration Checks at Faisalabad Airport
Director Saqib Sultan inspected arrival and departure counters and asked staff to target trafficking while facilitating genuine passengers.
