passports

Pakistan Passport to Include Holder’s Mother Name; Here is Why

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports has decided to introduce a major change… Read More

Bangladesh reintroduces ‘except Israel’ phrase on passports

DHAKA: Bangladesh has restored an "except Israel" inscription on passports, local media reported, effectively barring… Read More

Pakistan’s passport ranks among lowest in global index 2025

ISLAMABAD: The Nomad Passport Index 2025 has unveiled the latest global passport rankings, evaluating 199… Read More

Major update on backlog of Passports

ISLAMABAD: The passport backlog in major cities like Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore has been cleared,… Read More

Backlog of unprinted passports cleared

KARACHI: The backlog of unprinted passports has been cleared after the special measures taken by… Read More

Pakistan: Backlog of unprinted passports reaches 700,000

ISLAMABAD: The backlog of unprinted passports has reached 700,000 due to a shortage of lamination… Read More

Passport issuance ‘likely’ to start from next week

ISLAMABAD: Issuance of Pakistan passports is likely to resume from next week after the arrival… Read More

Shortage of lamination paper ‘suspends’ issuance of Pakistani passport

Issuance of Pakistan passports has been suspended across the country due to the shortage of… Read More

New ranking: World’s most powerful passports in 2023

The Henley Passport Index, which has been regularly monitoring the world’s most travel-friendly passports since 2006,… Read More

Taliban govt resumes issuing Afghan passports in Kabul

KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have said they will resume issuing passports in Kabul. Thousands of… Read More

World’s cheapest and expensive passports

At a whopping $800, Syria has by far most expensive passports. Read More

Interior ministry announces manual extension of expired passports, CNICs

Interior Ministry has announced the manual extension of expired passports and Computerised National Identity Cards… Read More

Zimbabwe runs out of passports

Zimbabwe has run out of passports and vehicle registration number plates, forcing citizens to wait… Read More

FIA apprehends three human traffickers in Rawalpindi

Passports and cash recovered from the custody of arrested. Read More

SHC orders seizing passports of accused in SSGC corruption case

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) was informed on Tuesday that suspects in the Sui… Read More

Ishaq Dar’s miseries mount as diplomatic passport cancelled

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Monday that the diplomatic passports of former finance… Read More

Canada soon to allow gender-neutral passports

OTTAWA: Canadian citizens who do not identify as male or female will soon be able… Read More

Six human smugglers nabbed by FIA officials

ISLAMABAD: Six human smugglers were arrested from different parts from Punjab on Wednesday. Read More

Green passport ranked 4th from last in survey of 109 countries

Pakistan has been ranked as 106th country in travel freedom – in a list of… Read More