Pakistan’s Consulate-General in Dubai has advised nationals that all consular services—including passport renewal and visa attestation—will be unavailable on Friday 17 July due to scheduled maintenance at the diplomatic compound. Regular operations will resume Monday 20 July; an emergency hotline and WhatsApp number have been published for urgent cases. The outage follows recent Eid-related closures and comes as Islamabad prepares to phase in e-passports, a shift that could later shorten in-person queues. Employers of Pakistani staff should adjust travel dates or redirect urgent paperwork to the embassy in Abu Dhabi. The announcement also serves as a reminder for HR teams to maintain buffer time for exit-re-entry stamping during peak summer travel.
Source: Khaleej Times
