Abdul Hadi Mayar
Deputy Foreign Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Wednesday launched the Apostille Convention at the Foreign Office to streamline public document authentication for international use.
Speaking on the occasion, the Foreign Minister outlined the government’s priority of public facilitation and the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in provision of efficient public service delivery by simplifying the attestation and legalization of documents.
He urged that the officers of the Ministry to be more proactive in provision of efficient public service delivery.
The ceremony was attended by senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Information Technology and National Information Technology Board (NITB).
With the formal launch of the Apostille certification, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Liaison Offices at Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Gujrat will receive documents for Apostille attestation through already notified five courier companies.
From today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also introduced an “Online Apostille Application System”. Under this system any individual can apply online for apostille by creating his profile and submitting documents directly through an Online Payment App.
