The words 'Islamic Republic of Pakistan' (English) are inscribed above the emblem and ' Urdu: اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان', ' Urdu: پاسپورٹ' and 'Passport' (English) are inscribed below the emblem. The Emblem of Pakistan is emblazoned in the center of the front cover. Ordinary Pakistani passports have a deep green cover with golden-coloured content. Pakistani passports contain a note that the passport cannot be used for travel to Israel Prior to independence, a British Indian Passport was used. These are no longer issued, and ordinary Pakistani passports may now be used for this purpose. Pakistan formerly issued a special Hajj passport to Pakistani nationals making an Islamic pilgrimage known as Hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. At this stage e-passport facility is available for diplomatic and government officials. On March 30, 2022, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the e-passport service, which have Twenty-nine latest new security features added. It was then again delayed to March 30, 2022. Its due date for the public to be able to obtain the new version of the passport was for April 28, 2021, but then it was announced by Sheikh Ahmad Rasheed that it would be delayed to June 2021. An E-Passport was announced by Sheikh Ahmad Rasheed - the intieror minister of Pakistan along with being the head of DGIP. Pakistan started issuing E Passport in 2022. Ordinary passports - issued to regular Pakistani citizens, the outer cover colour of this passport type is green.The outer cover colour of this passport type is blue. Official passports - issued to senators, members of the National Assembly, provincial ministers, judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and high courts, officers serving with the governments when abroad on official assignments, and other government officials.The outer cover colour of this passport type is red. Diplomatic passports - issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to diplomats and other similarly entitled categories.The Government of Pakistan issues three types of passports to its nationals:
The Passport Act, 1974 and Passport and Visa Manual (1974) regulate the issuance of Pakistani passports. Pakistani passports are printed at the DGIP headquarters in the capital city of Islamabad. In 2004, Pakistan began issuing biometric passports which, however, were not compliant with the United Nations' ICAO standards because they did not carry the “chip inside” symbol ( ). Until 2004, Pakistani passports had the bearers' particulars written by hand, with the passport picture glued to the cover page since then, passports have identity information printed on both the front and back cover ends, and both of these pages are laminated to prevent unlawful modification. Pakistani passports are machine-readable and biometric. However, Pakistanis may travel to Israel after receiving confirmation from the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Under national law, Pakistani passports are explicitly invalid for travel to Israel. Since January 2014, Pakistani passports have validity for 5 and 10 years.
They are green, with the state emblem of Pakistan on the front cover.
They are issued by the Directorate General of Immigration & Passports (DGIP) of the Ministry of Interior from regional passport offices and Pakistani embassies. Pakistani passports ( Urdu: پاکستانی پاسپورٹ) are passports issued by the Government of Pakistan to Pakistani citizens and nationals for the purpose of international travel.