The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is all set to open passport counters at its offices in 30 tehsils across the country, reported the 24newsHD TV channel.

Following the direction of the Prime Minister, NADRA has prepared to ease the process of CNIC and passport acquisition for citizens.

Chairing a meeting in Islamabad, PM Shehbaz said that all the projects approved for the establishment of passport offices should be established in the existing offices of Nadra.

It is pertinent to mention here that the “passport counter” facility will be provided in those tehsils or sub-tehsils only where there is no passport office.

As per the details, the passport counters at the NADRA offices will be set up in different areas, including in 12 small cities of Lahore region, 2 in Karachi region, 6 in Multan, 2 in Sargodha, 4 in KP and 2 in Islamabad.

Director General Passport Yawar Hussain said that the one-window passport counters at Nadra will be operated by the Passport and Immigration Department.

He added that the special counters at the Nadra offices are aimed at facilitating citizens and streamlining the passport application process.

"NADRA will charge Rs1,000 per passport in addition to government fees," the DG said informing about the fee-related details for the new passport counters.