--- title: "Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visits Lahore Airport to expedite immigration process" description: "Most outlets reported that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi made a surprise visit to Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and ordered officials to speed up the immigration process to reduce passenger delays. The emphasis across the coverage was largely consistent, with outlets noting the minister’s directive to keep immigration counters open and inspect procedures. 24 News HD and Business Recorder highlighted the \"surprise\" nature of the visit, while Daily Times and Dunya News focused on the directive to expedite the process. All excerpts framed the event as a review of immigration arrangements aimed at improving passenger facilitation." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/2383-naqvi-visits-allama-iqbal-international-airport-orders site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visits Lahore Airport to expedite immigration process pakistan · latest filing 10 Aug 2026, 9:51 AM PKT · 9–10 Aug 2026 · 6 articles from 5 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi made a surprise visit to Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and ordered faster immigration processing. Both excerpts highlighted his directive to keep all immigration counters open to reduce delays and ease passenger flow, with similar framing and emphasis on the action taken during the visit. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 10 Aug 2026 — Naqvi directs measures to expedite immigration process at Lahore airport (1 outlet) - **Daily Times** — [Naqvi directs measures to expedite immigration process at Lahore airport](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1536119/naqvi-directs-measures-to-expedite-immigration-process-at-lahore-airport/) · 10 Aug 2026, 9:51 AM PKT > Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday paid a surprise visit to Allama Iqbal International Airport and reviewed the immigration process and facilities for passengers. During the visit, the minister inspected immigration counters and asked staff about the procedures and issues faced by passengers. He also spoke to passengers about the time taken for immigration clearance. […] ### 9 Aug 2026 — Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visits Lahore Airport to expedite immigration process (5 outlets) > Most outlets reported that Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi made a surprise visit to Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and ordered officials to speed up the immigration process to reduce passenger delays. The emphasis across the coverage was largely consistent, with outlets noting the minister’s directive to keep immigration counters open and inspect procedures. 24 News HD and Business Recorder highlighted the "surprise" nature of the visit, while Daily Times and Dunya News focused on the directive to expedite the process. All excerpts framed the event as a review of immigration arrangements aimed at improving passenger facilitation. - **Business Recorder** — [Naqvi directs measures to expedite immigration process at Lahore airport](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40433984/naqvi-directs-measures-to-expedite-immigration-process-at-lahore-airport) · 9 Aug 2026, 2:40 PM PKT > Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday paid a surprise visit to Allama Iqbal International Airport and reviewed the immigration process and facilities for passengers. During the visit, the minister inspected immigration counters and asked staff about the procedures and issues faced by passengers. He also spoke to passengers about the time taken for immigration clearance. Passengers told the m... - **Daily Times** — [Naqvi orders faster immigration at Lahore airport](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1535891/naqvi-orders-faster-immigration-at-lahore-airport/) · 9 Aug 2026, 1:35 PM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing > Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and reviewed immigration arrangements, directing officials to speed up procedures and reduce delays for passengers. During his inspection, Naqvi spoke with immigration staff and travellers about the time required to complete formalities. Passengers reported that immigration was taking around 30 minutes and urged... - **Geo News** — [Naqvi visits Lahore airport, directs measures to expedite immigration process](https://www.geo.tv/latest/676798-naqvi-visits-lahore-airport-directs-measures-to-expedite-immigration-process) · 9 Aug 2026, 1:30 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is addressing an event in Karachi on April 14, 2026. — Screengrab via Geo NewsNaqvi inquires airport staff about issues faced by passengers.Directs authorities to keep all immigration counters operational.Minister directs arrest of agent demanding money... - **Dunya News** — [Naqvi visits Allama Iqbal International Airport, orders faster immigration process](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/967036-naqvi-visits-allama-iqbal-international-airport-orders-faster-immigra) · 9 Aug 2026, 11:16 AM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Naqvi ordered that all immigration counters be kept open to reduce delays and facilitate passengers. - **24 News HD** — [Mohsin Naqvi orders faster immigration process during surprise Lahore Airport visit](https://www.24newshd.tv/09-Aug-2026/mohsin-naqvi-orders-faster-immigration-process-surprise-lahore-airport-visit) · 9 Aug 2026, 9:15 AM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi made a surprise visit to Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and inspected the immigration process for passengers, the 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Sunday. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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