ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Secretary Ministry of
Foreign Affairs to contact Pakistan Embassy in China and submit report
regarding the issuance of Machine Readable Passports to the overseas
Pakistanis there.
The three-member bench, headed
by Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, resumed hearing of a
suo-moto notice case on an application sent by an overseas Pakistani
regarding non-issuance of Machine Readable Passports to 7500 overseas
Pakistanis, residing in China.
During the
course of proceedings, Additional Attorney General Shah Khawar informed
the court that a modern machine had been installed at the Pakistan
Embassy in Beijing and problems of the overseas Pakistanis would be
solved in a short span of time.
On this, the
Chief Justice remarked that an E-mail has received from an overseas
Pakistani which stated that no tangible measures were taken to resolve
the problem.
Naveed Khan Deputy Project Director
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) appeared before
the bench and told that System Administrator Muhammad Waseem and
Technician Aamir Mahmood had been appointed as data entry operator and
they would start work within three to four weeks after reaching China.
Justice Azmat Saeed remarked that NADRA was reluctant to issue a clear stance on the issue.
Later, the court adjourned hearing till March 17.
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