My green Pakistani passport (second renewal) - 230622Th

My green Pakistani passport (Second renewal)

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Version: 230622Th

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(*)_My renewed Pakistani green passport:

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Following is a photo of my second time renewed Pakistani green passport. I took this photo some time after reaching home. Masha ALLAH.

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(A)_Inspirations for Passport renewal:

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I got my first Pakistani green passport in 2005, which was valid till 2010. Then in the year 2013 I got my passport renewed for the first time, which was valid till 2015. In 2023 I watched a video of a famous Pakistani vloger from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan in which vloger was saying good things about having Pakistani green passport. That vloger, in that video, was saying that passport is a national document and having it is a good thing. Plus during the same time one of my siblings performed umrah and that became a great inspiration for me to get my passport renewed for the second time.

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(B)_Research for Passport renewal:

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This is how I made up my mind for getting my Pakistani green passport renewed. Therefore first before applying for renewal of my green Pakistani passport I started researching online so that I could gather as much information as possible about the current procedures for getting Pakistani green passport renewed.

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Out of important informations that I gathered online one was that online service for renewal of Pakistani green passport was not available so far and second was that I could pay Passport renewal fees in any branch of National Bank of Pakistan and third was that I have to go to the nearest Regional Passport Office from my (permanent) address on my CNIC for submitting my request for Passport renewal.

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(C)_Passport renewal:

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After gathering enough information I started working practically on this project of getting my Pakistani green passport renewed.

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(C-1)_Passport fee payment:

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I started by first going to the nearest branch of the National Bank of Pakistan and getting a passport challan form for Rs 25 from one of the counters there. Some days later on 2023 June 21 Wednesday, after filling the form, I went to the same bank branch and paid the fees for getting my Pakistani green passport renewed.

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(C-2)_Document collection:

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In the evening of 2023 June 21 Wednesday I collected the required documents which were my previous original passport and current original CNIC card and their photostats and placed them in an envelope.

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(C-3)_Passport renewal request submission:

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Following is a photo collection of my activities during my Pakistani green passport renewal request submission.

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(@2023 June 22 Thursday)_I, since some weeks, was thinking of going to Passport office for renewing my green passport of Pakistan and today morning decided to do that.

(@09:30)_I started preparing for going to Regional Passport office Malir (Address: V5MM+Q38, Begum Khursheed Rd, Darakhshan Cooperative Housing Society Kala Board, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan).

(@09:56)_I took a selfie of me standing in front of door of my bedroom.

(@10:07)_I reached at the bazar bus stop. Sat on the seat at bus stop and started waiting for Red bus of route EV-2 for going to Malir halt.

(@10:27)_I took a taxi to Regional Passport office Malir because I felt as if I was in a hurry and also because no bus has come in the meantime.

(@10:47)_I reached at the Regional Passport office Malir.

(@10:56)_After walking around in the compound and collecting information from different windows and persons standing in different lines I stood at the end of the male line. There were around 20 to 25 persons already standing in the line.

(@11:02)_I observed that the line was not moving and then got the news that Internet was down. On further enquiry I got the information that the internet was down since 09:24am. :( I don't know whether any of these news were authentic or not.

(@11:16)_I started thinking to return home but stayed.

(@11:30)_Internet got restored and both male and female lines started moving.

(@12:05)_On my turn I was asked to come inside the office building. They were calling in few males from male line and few females from female lines at a time. I went inside the building.

(C-3-a: @12:15)_At first counter I got photographed and received token.

(C-3-b: @12:55)_At another counter I got my finger print verified. (This step took a lot of time because immediately before my turn computer started hanging again and again. Then operator forgot password of windows 10. Some other person came and solved the problem. But then the mouse stopped working and they had to install a new mouse.)

(C-3-c: @13:01)_At another counter my data was verified/updated.

(C-3-d: @13:12)_At another counter my required document's photostats were collected. Passport token was stamped stating to collect passport from Regional Passport office sadder, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

(C-3-e: @13:17)_In a separate room I got interviewed by Assistant director cum Office incharge of Regional Passport Office Malir, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

(@13:22)_Passport renewal request submission Job done and I came out of the building.

(@13:27)_After my passport renewal submission process was over, I stayed in the office premises for about an hour giving company to a man (Jawaid) who was standing in line inside the building in front of me. Now he was waiting for his friend to come and pick him up. According to that person he was car welder by profession and was for the first time going out of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia for a job. Masha ALLAH.

(@14:11)_Jawaid's friend came and Jawaid departed with his friend on his friend's bike. Then I took a rickshaw from Regional Passport office malir to Malir halt for Rs100. The moment I wanted to take out my mobile to make a video of this little rickshaw ride, the rickshaw driver advised me not to take out the mobile. I did as advised.

(@14:29)_When I reached at the Malir Halt bus stop, there was already a Red bus of route EV-2 parked there, so I got into it and sat on the window seat. After a while the bus started and in around half hour I reached at my home.

(@15:03)_Thus that journey came to its end. Masha ALLAH.

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(C-4)_Passport collection

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(C-4-a)_Passport collection (Attempt # 1/2):

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Following is a photo collection of my activities during my Pakistani green passport collection attempt 1/2.

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Following is a small video clip I made during my return journey from Regional Passport Office Saddar, Karachi South, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was my 1st of 2 attempts for collecting my Pakistani green passport.

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(@PkT 2023 July 06 Thursday)_Today I went to the passport office Saddar, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan to collect my new passport.

(@09:02)_While going to the passport office to get my renewed passport, I remembered that I forgot to make my start-up selfie. So I made my selfie while standing in front of the wall of the college.

(@09:05)_Then I thought that maybe that selfies was not verly good. Therefore, standing in front of the plants on the front of A-4, I took another selfie.

(@09:25)_The taxi driver asked Rs2000 for the Regional Passport office Saddar Karachi. Wheather was hot and I was already wet with sweat therefore as airconditioned Red bus of route EV-2 came I got into it for Malir halt.

(@09:48)_From Malir halt I took Mehran texi for Rs1000 to the Regional Passport office Saddar, Karachi. At Malir halt I faced a lot of problem in crossing the road as because of the morning office and school etc time there was a great rush of all kind of vehicles.

(@10:27)_I found out from the Regional Passport office Sadder, Karachi that my passport has not arrived yet. I was asked to come after July 15. So I came out of the passport office to return.

(@10:37)_After a lot of bargaining, a taxi driver accepted to come up to the Malir halt in Rs1000. And so my return journey began. Texi, Rickshaw rates were more for returning from Regional Passport office Sadder, Karachi then rates for comming to Passport office.

(@10:50)_During return journey I made a small video clip of underpass on Shahrah e Faisal and felt very happy while making that video clip. Let me also mention that my return journey was in a black and yellow taxi.

(@11:01)_After reaching at the Main Miller Halt I sat in the only Red bus standing there. Because the doors of the bus were open, the bus was not particularly cool.

(@11:22)_When the bus passed through Tank Chowk, it was found that the red bus was not going to where I do live but was going to Bahria Town.

(@11:28)_I alighted from that Red bus in front a gate of area where I do live. For some time I kept asking the prices of flower pots at a nursery near the bus stop.

(@11:38)_When I reached at the gate of the area where I do live, I noticed that the *_______ van* was no longer running. However, a few bolan vans were playing but that too as taxis. So I took a bolan van texi for Rs400 to my house.

(@11:47)_Reached my house.

(@11:47)_I took a selfie after reaching my house. The end of this journey. Masha ALLAH

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(C-4-b)_Passport collection (Attempt # 2/2):

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Following is a photo collection of my activities during my Pakistani green passport collection attempt 2/2.

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(@PkT 2023 July 17 Monday)_Today I went to the passport office saddar for the second time to collect my new passport.

(@12:36)_Soon after our home maid's departure, I left home.

(@12:51)_After 18 minutes of reaching at the bus stop, a Red bus of route EV-2 came but was full therefore I took a texi for the Regional Passport office Sadder, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan for Rs2500.

(@13:17)_Nipa crossed.

(@13:27)_Hasan square crossed.

(@13:30)_Kashmir amusement park crossed. There was a large ferris wheel in the park. I saw that ferris wheel for the first time.

(@13:32)_Old sabzi mandi crossed.

(@13:35)_Dawood Engineering University Crossed. Islamia College complexion was still completely red . . . I don't know what it eats.

(@13:40)_In the middle of the road, Mazar Quaid was clearly visible. I thought to take a photo . . . then I thought I would take a photo when the taxi will be a little nearer, but when the taxi was moving on the road next to Mazar-e-Quaid, Mazar-e-Quaid was completlly hidden behind the trees :(

(@13:48)_Reached at the Regional Passport office Sadder, Karachi. Texi driver asked if I will like to go back with him and I set with him my return journey for Rs1500.

The main gate of the passport office was closed because its time (2 o'clock) was about to end. Therefore I entered through the second gate. I said that I have to collect my passport and person standing at the gate said Ok then go inside. Reached at the window of Malir district and found that the line at Malir district was longer then the lines at other districts. Around 15 persons were already standing in the line. I decided to enjoy while standing in the line and therefore kept enjoying views of cats of different ages and colors and sizes here and there. Sun was very hot ... uffff . . . haye, haye . . . uffff.

(@14:05)_Slowly, slowly the line moved forward and I receive my nenewed green Pakistani passport on my turn. Haye jamalo.

(@14:10)_I checked my new Pakistani green passport in detail. I checked data, photos etc. Every thing was fine so feeling happy I came out of the Regional Passport office Saddar.

(@14:20)_After coming outside the passport office I looked for the taxi I had come in and after finding it I returned home in the same taxi.

[Note: On the way back, I neither took photos, nor made videos, nor wrote any text.]

(@15:42)_I reached at my home very happy and satisfied.

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(D)_Conclusion:

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This is why and how I renewed my Pakistani green passport for the second time. Masha ALLAH. The main difference between this time and last time is my age and the cost of travel. Earlier the travel expenses were very less and I used to use bus for traveling and this time I used taxi and rickshaw along with bus even though the expenses were high. Now bus fares are also much higher than before. The process at the passport offices was much better than in the past.

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M A S H A     A L L A H

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Note:-

* I deliberately omitted some fine details of the different stages involved in my this Pakistani green passport collection session because I think they were of personal and private nature.

** Accuracy of the time is not guaranteed. There may be a plus, minus of a few minutes.

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Colors used for Border and Background of this post Color HSL RGB Hex 217°,  64%, 36% 033, 077, 150 #214d96 224°, 55%, 87% 203, 213, 240 #cbd5f0

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If there are any mistakes in this post then I will remove them whenever I will know about them.

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