Senate passes bill extending blue passports to ex-lawmakers
The bill still needs National Assembly approval, and a separate proposal to extend the passports to family members was withdrawn after treasury opposition.
The Senate approved an amendment to the Passports Act, 1974, covering ex-parliamentarians who left before completing a full term.
The bill still needs National Assembly approval before it can take effect.
A proposal extending blue passports to spouses and children under 28 was withdrawn.
Official blue passports fell from 75,000 to 45,000, Minister of State Tallal Chaudhry told the Senate.