Prime
Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Thursday announced one million pound
sterling for upgrading the facilities for Machine Readable Passport
System for the Pakistanis residing in Britain.The Prime Minister made
the announcement during the annual gala dinner organized by
UK-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries at a local hotel here
late Wednesday night. Gilani said the amount had been sanctioned in view
of a strong demand by the Pakistanis residing in the United Kingdom who
are facing difficulties in getting the Pakistani machine readable
passports.The Pakistanis from across the UK have to visit London to get
machine readable passports, where the system is unable to cater to the
large number of aspirants.
The said amount will be spent on the installation of MRP system at the
four consulates and for the construction of a building at High
Commission in London to facilitate the passport seekers.
