KARACHI, Dec 7: Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for home affairs, Aftab Sheikh, on Sunday visited Passport Office Saddar and the offices of NADRA, after receiving a number of complaints from citizens about the functioning of these offices.

In the Passport Office people told him that they had to visit the office a number of times but were denied passports one way or the other.

At a counter, people from Orangi Town, Landhi and and Korangi informed him that despite providing all necessary documents they were not being issued passports.— PPI

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