Pakistani Travelers Face Delays Because of a Passport Shortage
- Paucity of dollars disrupted supply chain for lamination paper
- Applicants faced longer wait times and travel disruptions
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Pakistani travelers are having to cancel or delay travel plans after supply chain disruptions caused issues for printing passports.
There was a shortage of lamination paper imported from France but that situation is normalizing, Mustafa Jamal Kazi, director general of Immigration & Passports said by phone from Islamabad. Some applicants may continue to face delays as the country’s passport authorities move through a backlog of applications.