Senate approves bill seeking blue passports for ex-lawmakers with incomplete term

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday passed a bill that sought to allow former lawmakers to have blue passports even if they had not served a full term in the National Assembly (NA) or Senate. In the same sitting, the House rejected a bill seeking to allow the issuance of blue passports to dependent children under the age of 28 of ex-members of Parliament. Official blue passports are issued to key constitutional, government and judicial office holders, senior bureaucrats and their eligible dependents, allowing them visa-free entry to 55 countries, including 22 European countries. The bills…