--- title: "Pakistan to stop issuing machine-readable passports from October 15" description: "Most outlets reported the discontinuation of machine-readable passports in Pakistan from October 15, 2026, and the transition to a fully electronic passport system. The Nation provided the specific date and context of the transition, while ARY News (English) mentioned the public notice issued by the Consulate General of Pakistan in New York." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/11286-pakistan-to-stop-issuing-machine-readable-passports site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan to stop issuing machine-readable passports from October 15 pakistan · updated 29 Sep 2026, 10:45 AM PKT · 29 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the discontinuation of machine-readable passports in Pakistan from October 15, 2026, and the transition to a fully electronic passport system. The Nation provided the specific date and context of the transition, while ARY News (English) mentioned the public notice issued by the Consulate General of Pakistan in New York. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **The Nation** — [Pakistan to stop issuing machine-readable passports from October 15](https://www.nation.com.pk/29-Sep-2026/pakistan-stop-issuing-machine-readable-passports-october-15) · 29 Sep 2026, 10:45 AM PKT > Pakistan will stop issuing machine-readable passports (MRPs) nationwide from October 15, 2026, as the country moves towards a fully electronic passport system. - **ARY News (English)** — [Pakistan to discontinue machine-readable passports from October 15](https://arynews.tv/pakistan-announces-discontinuation-of-machine-readable-passports) · 29 Sep 2026, 10:40 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > According to a public notice issued by the Consulate General of Pakistan in New York on September 25, the Directorate General... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Pakistan to stop issuing machine-readable passports from October 15](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10356-pakistan-to-stop-issuing-machine-readable-passports) · 24 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 93% related - [Pakistan to discontinue machine-readable passports and shift to e-passports within a month](https://harzaviya.com/stories/14880-pakistan-announces-timeline-for-complete-shift-to-e) · 17 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 86% related - [Pakistan begins issuing e-passports at home and abroad](https://harzaviya.com/stories/16076-pakistan-ends-issuance-of-machine-readable-passports) · 25 Oct 2026 · 7 outlets · 3 developments · 85% related - [Pakistan revises deadline for mandatory e-passport issuance to October 23, 2026](https://harzaviya.com/stories/15362-pakistan-extends-deadline-for-mandatory-e-passport-issuance) · 21 Oct 2026 · 6 outlets · 2 developments · 82% related - [Pakistan Embassy in Oman suspends passport services temporarily](https://harzaviya.com/stories/14423-pakistan-ends-machine-readable-passports-from-toda) · 15 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 70% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 29 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.