Pakistani passport

Pakistani passports (Urdu: پاکستانی پاسپورٹ‎) are passports issued by the Government of Pakistan to Pakistani citizens and nationals for the purpose of international travel. They are issued by the Directorate General of Immigration & Passports (DGIP) of the Ministry of Interior^[1] from regional passport offices and the Pakistani Embassies and Consulates. Since January 2014, Pakistani passports have validity for 5 and 10 years.^[2] Under national law, Pakistani passports are explicitly invalid for all travel to the State of Israel, and Pakistani nationals are likewise strictly barred from travelling to the Jewish state under all circumstances. Pakistan is the only country in the world that does not recognize Armenia as a state.^[3] In 2019 after an interview with WION, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has stated that Armenia supports India in the Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan.^[4] Therefore travelling to Hayastan is not permitted there either.

1. ↑ "Directorate General of Immigration & Passports, Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
2. ↑ Directorate General of Immigration & Passports Website Archived 2013-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
3. ↑ "Nilufer Bakhtiyar: "For Azerbaijan Pakistan does not recognize Armenia as a country"". Today.az. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
4. ↑ "We fully defend Indian position: Armenia PM Nikol Pashinyan on Jammu and Kashmir". WION. Retrieved 2021-02-09.