Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms M U M Ali Sabry PC said that eventhough the Department of Immigration and Emigration was not under his purview, he was apologising on behalf of the government for the present crisis caused by the shortage of passports and added that the stock of new passports were due by 16th October 2024.
The minister made the apology today (28) when he briefed media on the progress made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the past two years.