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As we all aware the Government of Pakistan started issuing Machine Readable Passport (MRP). Some says its a good decision made by the Government whereas many others says its another way to put their hands on individuals pockets.
What you guyz says about this service?
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Well now all the embassies require that you have a machine readable passport . So I would say a good move on that end , but going to a passport office and doing khowari for at least two days there is whole another story .
I made my MRP from Rawalpindi passport office last year and my experience was HORRIBLE . First there is not enough space to accommodate everyone in that building so there are really long queues that goes outside the building . You’ll have to take sunbath either you like it or not . Even when you get in the building then you have to make sure that its not load shedding time , because 99% of the time their power generator is broken . I heard that only to get a better token number and to get ahead in the queue , bribe is around Rs. 5000 to 6000 .
Inside the office I was expecting a one window operation , but NO . Here are the windows & queues that you’ll have to go through
Anyone planning to go to passport office in near future I would say at least spare two days for it or may be more . One whole day for application and data entry (which you can pray should finish that day if load shedding permitted or you’ll have to come back next day ) and another day to pickup your passport (at least half a day for that ). You should bring your breakfast , lunch and dinner with you with plenty of water supply . Be there as early as 6 AM . You should be in good physical shape as there is not enough seating and at load shedding time it gets really humid inside .
OR shortcut is to find someone in ministry of interior and they can do miracles 
Good luck :k:
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Good decision, its being implemented all over the world and sooner or later Pakistan had to do it.
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If the number of applicants increased than you can't blame the office. + I'm not asking about the procedure but about the Machine Readable Passport.
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If the number of applicants increased than you can't blame the office. + I'm not asking about the procedure but about the Machine Readable Passport.
it is now REQUIRED by many countries that visitors have a machine readable passport.
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Many countries like?
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Nice Decision as we ve CNIC, Computerized License, computerized Registration Numbers (Vehicles) etc :cobra: New Technology aahista aahista Pakistan main bhi aa rahi hay 
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Chalo yaar shukar karo iss he bahanay MRP to ban gaiay :hehe: waisay main nay aankhain aur kaan band kar kay tareef kar di thi to details daina zaroori theen kia :sunnyboy:
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MRPs are definitely a very good step by the Musharraf government. But the system is still not fully fool-proof. But in any case, MRP is thousand times better than a manual passport.
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definetly a postive step:k:
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What’s with the 5 year validity. Why can’t it have a 10 year validity? That would definitely reduce the crowding at passport offices in the future.