The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has issued instructions to all Regional Passport Officers in the country to issue short validity passports to Haj pilgrims pending receipt of police verification report
“In order to enable prospective Haj pilgrims to obtain passport, the Haj Committee has decided to extend the last date for submission of Haj application forms from April 16 April 2012 to 25 April 2012,” said MEA official spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin in response to a question.