Pakistani passport

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Pakistani passports are issued to the citizens of Pakistan for the purpose of international travel. Directorate General Immigration and Passports of Ministry of Interior is responsible for issuing the passport. Pakistan's new Machine Readable or Biometric passports are currently being issued from regional passports offices at the following stations:

Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Swat, Bannu, Abbottabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Kohat, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Sargodha, Hyderabad, Sukkar, Larkana, Zhob, D I Khan, Multan, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad and Dera Ghazi Khan domestically.

Internationally it is issued in Dubai, Jeddah, New Delhi, Rome, Oslo, Frankfurt, London, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto.

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[edit] Types

  • Diplomatic Passport
  • Official Passport
  • Ordinary Passport

[edit] Visa Free Travel

According to a study done by Henley & Partners, Pakistan has a Henley Visa Restrictions Index of 17, which means that Pakistani citizens enjoy visa-free access to 17 countries and territories for short-term tourism visits. Pakistan is ranked 79th in terms of international travel freedom, which is one of the lowest scores in the study.

The following countries granted the visa free travel/visa on arrival on Pakistan Passport.

[edit] Africa

  • Flag of Burundi Burundi (Visa granted upon arrival).
  • Flag of the Comoros Comoros (Visa granted upon arrival).
  • Flag of Djibouti Djibouti (Visa granted upon arrival for 10 days or 1 month).
  • Flag of Egypt Egypt (Visa granted upon arrival for 14 days for visiting South Sinai resorts only).
  • Flag of Kenya Kenya (Visa granted upon arrival for 3 months).
  • Flag of Madagascar Madagascar (Visa granted upon arrival for 90 days).
  • Flag of Mozambique Mozambique (Visa granted upon arrival).
  • Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles (Visa granted upon arrival for 30 days).
  • Flag of Togo Togo (Visa granted upon arrival for 7 days).
  • Flag of Uganda Uganda (Visa granted upon arrival).

[edit] Americas

[edit] Asia

  • Flag of Laos Laos (Visa granted upon arrival for 15 days; one passport photo required).
  • Flag of Macau Macau (Visa on arrival for 30 days)
  • Flag of Malaysia Malaysia (Visa granted upon arrival for 30 days).
  • Flag of the Maldives Maldives (Visa granted upon arrival for 30 days).
  • Flag of Nepal Nepal (Visa granted upon arrival for 60 days or 150 days).
  • Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (Visa granted upon arrival for 30 days).
  • Flag of East Timor Timor-Leste (Visa granted upon arrival for 30 days).

[edit] Europe

[edit] Oceania

[edit] References

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