UAE begins issuing e-passports for Pakistanis with minimum fee of 145 dirhams

Multiple Pakistani outlets report the UAE has started issuing electronic passports for Pakistanis, with a minimum fee set at 145 dirhams. Samaa TV adds that only e-passports will be issued from today, ending the 22-year run of machine-readable passports.

Timeline

1. 24 Oct, 01:30 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 24 Oct, 01:30 UTCTV ONE USA and Dunya News report e-passport rollout

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• پاسپورٹGoogle Trends
• امارات میں پاکستانیوں کیلئے ای پاسپورٹ کا اجرا، کم از کم فیس 145 درہم مقررDunya News
• مشین ریڈ ایبل پاسپورٹس کا 22 سالہ سفر اختتام پذیر، آج سے صرف ای پاسپورٹس جاری ہوں گےsamaa tv