Quetta: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi Wednesday visited Headquarters Frontier Corps North Balochistan.

Frontier Corps North Inspector General (IG) Major General Amir Ajmal Chaudhary welcomed Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Frontier Corps North's active troops saluted. The Federal Minister attended the martyrs' memorial, offered flowers, and recited Fatiha.

Mohsin Naqvi prayed for the elevation of the ranks of the martyrs, and paid tribute to the sacrifices of the martyrs. On this occasion the federal minister visited the museum and expressed deep interest in the historical artifacts and also Inspected the modern equipment of the Frontier Corps North.

Later, an important meeting was held at the headquarters of Frontier Corps North under the chairmanship of Federal Interior Minister, where he appreciated the services of FC North for the establishment of peace in Balochistan.

Talking to the participants of the meeting, he said that Frontier Corps North has played the role of vanguard for peace in Balochistan. He is proud of the professionalism and bravery of the officers and men of Frontier Corps North.

Mohsin Naqvi further stated: “The people living in Balochistan are patriotic Pakistanis, sustainable development here is related to sustainable peace”. In the end, the federal minister was briefed about the professional performance of Frontier Corps North.

Islamabad: The government has increased the fees of the fast-track category of passports.

According to media reports, the fee for a 36-page machine-readable passport valid for five years from May 8, 2024 will cost Rs12,500. The fee for 72 pages will be Rs18,500 and the fee for 100 pages will be Rs23,000.

For a ten-year machine-readable passport, the fee for 36, 72 and 100 pages will be Rs16,200, Rs25,200 and Rs32,000 respectively.

On the other hand, on March 6 this year, the Directorate General of Passports and Immigration had already increased the passport fees for various categories and pages. However, they failed in the timely delivery of passports, while the fees were increased.

It is pertinent to note that the fee for five-year 36-page normal passport has been increased to Rs4,000, while the fee for an urgent passport is Rs7,500. Ten-year passport fee is Rs6,700 rupees and urgent passport fee is Rs11,200.

Dublin: Ireland's squad for the ICC T-20 World Cup has been announced, the 15-man Irish team will be led by aggressive batsman Paul Stirling.

Ireland's World Cup squad has also included experienced George Dock Rail and Bilbyron.

Mark Adair, Russ Adair, Curtis Kempher and Gareth Delaney have also been named in the squad. 

Apart from this, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rooke, Harry Tucker, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White and Craig Tucker were also selected in the Ireland team for the World Cup.

It is pertinent to note that Ireland, Pakistan, India, USA and Canada are included in Group-A for T-20 World Cup.

The T-20 World Cup series will be played in America and West Indies next month.