{
  "id": 4184743,
  "title": "Naqvi visits passport office at Karachi's Awami Markaz, says facility to be expanded",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/naqvi-visits-passport-office-at-karachis-awami-markaz-says-facility",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T11:54:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2025959/naqvi-visits-passport-office-at-karachis-awami-markaz-says-facility-to-be-expanded"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited the passport office at Karachi’s Awami Markaz on Saturday, assuring citizens that the facility would be expanded for their convenience, according to his ministry. The minister met with individuals seeking passports and inquired about the duration between token issuance and their turn at the counter. Citizens expressed satisfaction with the passport issuance system, stating that their work was completed within a few minutes. They also highlighted that no difficulties arose during the passport issuance process, neither did they have to wait. Naqvi’s visit came in the wake of officials at the Awami Markaz passport office being suspended in June following a foreign national being issued a Pakistani passport there. Naqvi also inspected the immigration system at Jinnah International Airport, where he was briefed on the process at the counters. Upon learning about the malfunctioning immigration system, the minister contacted relevant officials and directed them to promptly resolve the issue, emphasizing that such incidents should not halt the immigration process. Naqvi met with passengers departing for foreign countries and inquired about the immigration process, ordering strict action against those presenting fake documents and informing that travelers with incomplete and unverified documents would not be permitted to travel under any circumstances. Naqvi’s remarks earlier this month regarding the governance system and his proposal to create new provinces sparked debates within political circles. Some demanded his resignation, accusing him of undermining the Constitution by endorsing a hybrid system.",
  "summary": "Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday visited the passport office at Karachi’s Awami Markaz and said the facility would be “expanded for citizens’ convenience”, according to his ministry. A statement by the Ministry of Interior said Naqvi met citizens who were at the centre to seek passports. He asked them about the time it took between the issuance of tokens and their turn at the counter.…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Naqvi visits passport office at Karachi's Awami Markaz, says facility to be expanded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/naqvi-visits-passport-office-at-karachis-awami-markaz-says-facility-4185192",
        "published": "2026-08-29T11:54:43.000Z"
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  "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."
}