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Pakistani passports are issued to the citizens of Pakistan for the purpose of international travel. Directorate General of Immigration & Passports of Ministry of Interior〔http://www.dgip.gov.pk/Files/Passport.html〕 is responsible for issuing passports. Pakistan's machine-readable and biometric passports are currently being issued from regional passport offices and Pakistani embassies. In 2004, Pakistan became 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''.〔(Multi-Biometric e-Passport ), NADRA〕 They do not carry the "chip inside" symbol (), which is mandatory for ICAO-standard electronic passports.,〔ICAO website (Machine-Readable travel documents, specifications for electronically enabled MRtds with biometric identification capacity (doc 9303 part 3 vol 2) )〕 however Ministry of Interior is planning to start issuing E-Passport in coming years to Pakistani citizens. As of 2012, Pakistan has adopted the Multi-biometric e-Passport that is now compliant with ICAO standards.〔http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/un-dpadm/unpan048580.pdf〕 More than 7 million passports have been issued until now.〔( Nadra Website )〕 The passports are printed by the governmental agency NADRA.〔http://www.dgip.gov.pk/Files/Process.html〕 From January 2014, passports are being issued with 5 and 10 years validity.〔( Directorate General of Immigration & Passports Website )〕 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 K1 Visa Processing Times )〕〔(Canada Immigration Info' - FAQs, Info' available as answer for the question "Are some passports better to have than others?" ).〕〔(Article - World Security Network )〕 == 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:-〔(Types of Passport )〕 * Diplomatic Passport * Official Passport * Ordinary Passport * Hajj Passport (No longer issued, now ordinary passports are required for Hajj pilgrimage). Diplomatic passports are issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to diplomats and other entitled categories.〔regulated by Para-45 of the Passport & Visa Manual, 2006〕 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.〔in pursuance of Para-9 of the Passport & Visa Manual, 2006〕 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 may be utilised for the Hajj pilgrimage. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pakistani passport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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