Pakistan revises deadline for mandatory e-passport issuance to October 23, 2026
Most outlets reported the revised deadline for mandatory e-passport issuance as October 23, 2026, with the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports cited as the source. Daily Pakistan (English) noted the change in scheduling, while The Nation and Daily Times led with the new date. Business Recorder described the policy shift and the announcement, and Pakistan Observer provided the new date alongside a brief explanation of the extension. Framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with no significant differences in emphasis or detail.
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6 articles · 6 outlets
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Pakistan revises deadline for mandatory e-passport issuance to October 23, 2026
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Pakistan revises deadline for mandatory e-passport issuance to October 23, 2026
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Govt announces new date for implementing e-passport policy
ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports has revised the implementation date for Pakistan’s transition to an e-passport-only issuance system, setting October 23, 2026, as the new deadline. The policy will apply to passport offices throughout the country as well as Pakistani diplomatic missions operating abroad. From the effective date, new passport applicants will be issu...
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Pakistan sets October 23 deadline for mandatory e-passports
Pakistan will begin issuing only electronic passports to new applicants from October 23, 2026, under a revised government policy. The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports announced the new implementation date for the nationwide transition. The policy will cover passport offices across Pakistan and Pakistani diplomatic missions abroad. As a result, applicants will receive e-passports...
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Pakistan to begin mandatory e-passport issuance from Oct 23
The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports has revised the implementation date for the mandatory issuance of electronic passports across Pakistan, setting October 23, 2026, as the new deadline.
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Pakistan to make e-passports mandatory from THIS date as schedule changed
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has extended the deadline for the mandatory issuance of electronic passports (e-passports), with the new system set to take effect nationwide on October 23, 2026, instead of the previously scheduled October 15. The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports has revised the timeline for phasing out machine-readable passports (MRPs) as the country […]
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Pakistan extends deadline for mandatory e-passport issuance: here’s new date
ISLAMABAD – The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports has extended the deadline for the mandatory issuance of electronic passports…
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Pakistan Changes E-Passport Launch Date
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Pakistan Changes E-Passport Launch Date
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Pakistan Changes E-Passport Launch Date
The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports (DGIP) has revised the date for Pakistan’s transition to e-passports, with the nationwide… Read More
6 articles from 6 outlets over 2 developments, 19 Oct–21 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. What does % identical mean?