Saudi Airports Mark National Day With Special Passport Stamps and Gifts RIYADH – Travelers arriving in Saudi Arabia this week are being greeted with a festive touch as passport officers stamp passports with the National Day slogan, “‘Izzatan bi Tab‘ina” (Our Nature is Our Pride). The initiative, reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), extends […]
Israel is a flashpoint issue in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, which does not recognize it. The phrase “valid for all countries except Israel,” which was printed on Bangladeshi passports for decades, was removed during the later years of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s tenure. Nilima Afroze, a deputy secretary at the home ministry, told Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha […]
According to reports, the ministry has blocked the passports of former SAPM on accountability, Shehzad Akbar, and close friend of former first lady, Farah Khan as part of the ongoing investigation. The move comes after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) formally requested the ministry to block the passports of the accused through an official letter […]
According to sources, over 5,50,000 passport applicants are facing two to three months of delays in the issuance of their passports. Sources said that the Passport and Immigration Department has failed to provide machine-readable and e-passports on time. A massive number of Pakistanis planning to go for Hajj and Umrah are also severe delays in […]
To help people get ready for the yearly Haj pilgrimage, passport delivery counters in Pakistan will now be open on weekends from March 2 to March 15. This decision aims to make it easier for those planning to go for Haj and to speed up the process of getting passports. Mustafa Jamal Qazi, the Director […]
Britain is looking at easing travel restrictions, including allowing the ones with double vaccination against Covid-19; to enjoy a foreign holiday without intrusive red tape; so, a step that indicates vaccine passports are firmly back on the agenda. Also, countries in the European Union (EU) last week agreed to an easing of travel restrictions over summer that […]
