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Pakistan asked to reduce the number of blue passports for visa exemption

Pakistan Published 30 October 2026, 05:43 · archived 30 Oct 2026

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Thursday that visa-free entry arrangements with 25 countries would be finalised within the next six months. “The value of the green passport is currently improving, and its rating will advance further over the next six months,” he said while briefing the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior. The meeting was chaired by MNA Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz. Naqvi said that the matter required a collective decision by parliament in view of visa-exemption negotiations, international commitments, and the planned transition to e-passports. Visa...

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