Travel agents oppose biometric system
Travel agents oppose biometric system
ISLAMABAD:
Travel agents have opposed the government’s decision to introduce biometric system for Umra pilgrims.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP) demanded reversal of the decision. They said a Dubai-based company has been awarded the contract to process Umra visas. They claimed a single company cannot handle over 0.8 million annual Umra visas.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 21st, 2014.
Travel agents have opposed the government’s decision to introduce biometric system for Umra pilgrims.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP) demanded reversal of the decision. They said a Dubai-based company has been awarded the contract to process Umra visas. They claimed a single company cannot handle over 0.8 million annual Umra visas.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 21st, 2014.