{
  "id": 17217307,
  "title": "Govt Announces Decision on Reducing Passport Fees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/govt-announces-decision-on-reducing-passport-fees",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T11:25:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/30/govt-announces-decision-on-reducing-passport-fees/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pakistani government has decided against reducing passport fees, despite collecting Rs. 219.93 billion over the past five fiscal years. The Ministry of Interior informed the Senate that no proposal to lower passport charges is currently under consideration, citing the higher costs associated with electronic passports compared to ordinary passports. The government is gradually transitioning from machine readable passports to an electronic passport system, in line with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}