Islamabad – The Federal Cabinet, which is led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has passed important changes to Pakistan’s rules on identity and passports. The changes made in this bill make it harder for people to get Pakistani citizenship and put in place steps to stop people from abusing the national identity system. Under the new rules, you must have lived in Pakistan continuously for at least five years before you can become a citizen. Time spent as an official or refugee does not count toward this requirement. According to sources in the cabinet, the decision is meant to fix problems with the process, especially when Afghan women marry Pakistani men, and to make sure that everyone knows how the citizenship process works.
Also, the government is very strict about people begging abroad. They make people lose their papers and fine them a lot to stop them from doing this, which is bad for Pakistan’s reputation around the world. These changes, which are part of bigger changes to update and tighten rules on citizenship and passports, show that the government is serious about protecting national interests and giving the country a good name around the world.
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