E-passport |
Pakistan's decision to phase out machine-readable passports in favour of fully biometric e-passports is a long-overdue administrative reform. The move, announced by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, promises stronger security against forgery and quicker immigration through e-gates. These are welcome changes that should have been implemented years ago. Yet while the transition modernises the passport, it does not automatically strengthen what that passport represents.
However, technology alone cannot repair........