Update on the Pakistan ePassport Project

On 30 March 2022, the then Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the Pakistan ePassport facility at an inauguration ceremony in Islamabad. Speaking at the occasion, Interior Minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, said that the new passport includes 29 new and modern security features. Here, we open the passport and take a look at some of them.

The issuance of the Pakistan ePassport is under the stewardship of the Directorate General of Immigration & Passports (DGI&P) within the Ministry of Interior. After going live in October 2022 for government dignitaries, diplomats and officers, the DGI&Phas been issuing other ePassport categories from its headquarters in Islamabad. The issuance of Ordinary ePassports to citizens of Pakistan and Overseas Pakistanis, from all field offices, is expected to commence soon, according to the Ministry.