--- title: "Blue passport issuance in Pakistan reduced from 75,000 to 45,000, minister says" description: "Both outlets reported that the number of blue passports issued in Pakistan has been cut from 75,000 to 45,000, as stated by the Minister of State for Interior, Talal Chaudhry. Daily Pakistan emphasized the implications of the reduction, while Associated Press of Pakistan highlighted concerns about the impact on visa-free travel and global passport rankings." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15288-excessive-issuance-of-blue-passports-may-affect-visa-free site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Blue passport issuance in Pakistan reduced from 75,000 to 45,000, minister says pakistan · updated 19 Oct 2026, 7:23 PM PKT · 19 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Both outlets reported that the number of blue passports issued in Pakistan has been cut from 75,000 to 45,000, as stated by the Minister of State for Interior, Talal Chaudhry. Daily Pakistan emphasized the implications of the reduction, while Associated Press of Pakistan highlighted concerns about the impact on visa-free travel and global passport rankings. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Excessive issuance of blue passports may affect visa-free travel arrangements: Talal](https://www.app.com.pk/national/excessive-issuance-of-blue-passports-may-affect-visa-free-travel-arrangements-talal/) · 19 Oct 2026, 7:23 PM PKT > ISLAMABAD, Oct 19 (APP):Minister of State for Interior Senator Talal Chaudhry told the Senate on Monday that the issuance of blue passports could affect Pakistan’s global passport ranking and its efforts to secure visa-free travel arrangements with other countries. Speaking in the Senate, he said the number had been reduced from about 75,000 to 45,000... - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Pakistan slashes blue passports from 75,000 to 45,000, Senate told](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/19-Oct-2026/pakistan-slashes-blue-passports-from-75000-to-45000-senate-told) · 19 Oct 2026, 6:37 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry has said that the number of blue passports issued in Pakistan has been reduced from 75,000 to 45,000, stressing that the issue has serious implications for the country’s international passport ranking. Speaking in the Senate during a discussion on the Passport Bill, Chaudhry said the number […] ## 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). - [Government tightens blue passport issuance rules and reduces quota](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5834-govt-tightens-blue-passport-rules) · 1 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 85% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 19 Oct 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.