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In 2004, Pakistan became among one of the first countries in the world to issue the biometric passports, which are according to the publisher compliant with [[ICAO]] standards and dubbed ''Multi-biometric e-Passports''.<ref>[http://www.nadra.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42&Itemid=92 Multi-Biometric e-Passport], [[NADRA]]</ref> They do not carry the "chip inside" symbol ([[Image:EPassport logo.svg|20px]]), which is mandatory for ICAO-standard electronic passports.<ref>ICAO website [http://www2.icao.int/en/MRTD/Downloads/Doc%209303/Doc%209303%20English/Doc%209303%20Part%203%20Vol%202.pdf Machine-Readable travel documents, specifications for electronically enabled MRtds with biometric identification capacity (doc 9303 part 3 vol 2)]</ref> More than 7 million passports have been issued until now<ref>[http://www.nadra.gov.pk/ Nadra Website]</ref> The passports are printed by the governmental agency [[NADRA]].<ref>http://www.dgip.gov.pk/Files/Process.html</ref>
In 2004, Pakistan became among one of the first countries in the world to issue the biometric passports, which are according to the publisher compliant with [[ICAO]] standards and dubbed ''Multi-biometric e-Passports''.<ref>[http://www.nadra.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42&Itemid=92 Multi-Biometric e-Passport], [[NADRA]]</ref> They do not carry the "chip inside" symbol ([[Image:EPassport logo.svg|20px]]), which is mandatory for ICAO-standard electronic passports.<ref>ICAO website [http://www2.icao.int/en/MRTD/Downloads/Doc%209303/Doc%209303%20English/Doc%209303%20Part%203%20Vol%202.pdf Machine-Readable travel documents, specifications for electronically enabled MRtds with biometric identification capacity (doc 9303 part 3 vol 2)]</ref> More than 7 million passports have been issued until now<ref>[http://www.nadra.gov.pk/ Nadra Website]</ref> The passports are printed by the governmental agency [[NADRA]].<ref>http://www.dgip.gov.pk/Files/Process.html</ref>
Pakistan forbids its citizens from going to [[Israel]] by putting the legend 'This passport is valid for all countries of the World except Israel' on Pakistani passports.
Pakistan forbids its citizens from going to [[Israel]] by putting the legend 'This passport is valid for all countries of the World except Israel' on Pakistani passports.
[[File:Pak Passport.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Pak Passport.jpg|thumb|Pakistani passport is not valid for travel to [[Israel]]]]
== Types ==
== Types ==
The passports are printed by the governmental agency [http://www.dgip.gov.pk DGI&P].
The passports are printed by the governmental agency [http://www.dgip.gov.pk DGI&P].

Revision as of 17:32, 25 June 2012

Pakistani passport
The front cover of a contemporary Pakistani biometric passport.
Current Pakistani passport. (Areas containing personal information are grayed out).
TypePassport
Issued by Pakistan
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityPakistani citizenship

Pakistani passports are issued to the citizens of Pakistan for the purpose of international travel. Directorate General of Immigration & Passports of Ministry of Interior[1] is responsible for issuing the passport. Pakistan's Machine Readable and biometric passports are currently being issued from regional passports offices and Pakistani embassies.

In 2004, Pakistan became among one of the first countries in the world to issue the biometric passports, which are according to the publisher compliant with ICAO standards and dubbed Multi-biometric e-Passports.[2] They do not carry the "chip inside" symbol (), which is mandatory for ICAO-standard electronic passports.[3] More than 7 million passports have been issued until now[4] The passports are printed by the governmental agency NADRA.[5] Pakistan forbids its citizens from going to Israel by putting the legend 'This passport is valid for all countries of the World except Israel' on Pakistani passports.

Pakistani passport is not valid for travel to Israel

Types

The passports are printed by the governmental agency DGI&P.

The Passport Act, 1974 and Passport and Visa Manual 1974 regulate the issuance of passports. There are three types of passports being issued in Pakistan:- [6]

  • Diplomatic Passport
  • Official Passport
  • Ordinary Passport
  • Hajj Passport (No longer issued, now ordinary passports are used for Hajj pilgrimage).

Diplomatic passports are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to diplomats and other entitled categories.[7] Official passports are issued to Senators, Members of the National Assembly, provincial ministers, judges of the supreme/high courts, officers serving with the governments when abroad on official assignments etc.[8]

A special Hajj passport was issued to those making a hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. They are however no longer issued, as ordinary passports are used for Hajj pilgrimage.

Security features

The key features of Pakistan passport are:

  • PKI – Public Key Infrastructure
  • RFID Chip
  • Biometric features namely Facial & Fingerprint
  • IPI- Invisible Personal ID
  • 2D Bar code
  • Machine-Readable Zone (MRZ)
  • Security Substrate and Laminate
  • Ultra Violet features Micro Printing
  • Holograms
  • Watermark Paper
  • Security Ink
  • 3 Colour Intaglio Printing
  • Guilloche Patterns

Incidents

  • An estimated 118 Pakistani passports were lost from the British High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan in late 2009.[9][10][11] The High Commission stressed that the missing Pakistani passports could cost the British High Commission dearly as the missing passports had valid multiple visas of various western countries[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.dgip.gov.pk/Files/Passport.html
  2. ^ Multi-Biometric e-Passport, NADRA
  3. ^ ICAO website Machine-Readable travel documents, specifications for electronically enabled MRtds with biometric identification capacity (doc 9303 part 3 vol 2)
  4. ^ Nadra Website
  5. ^ http://www.dgip.gov.pk/Files/Process.html
  6. ^ Types of Passport
  7. ^ regulated by Para-45 of the Passport & Visa Manual, 2006
  8. ^ in pursuance of Para-9 of the Passport & Visa Manual, 2006
  9. ^ "British mission loses hundreds of passports in Pak". The Indian Express. February 28, 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  10. ^ Sajjad Malik (January 28, 2010). "Pakistani passports lost by BHC may end up with Al Qaeda". Daily Times. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  11. ^ "British High Commission still 'clueless' about lost Pakistani passports". Zee News. February 27, 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  12. ^ "British mission lost hundreds of Pakistani passports". DAWN. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.[dead link‍]
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