The Passports Act, 1974

Current legal status not independently verified. Source: Pakistan Code (single official PDF, 2026-08-21). The text below is the official Pakistan Code text as retrieved; whether it is still in force, or has since been amended or repealed, has not been independently checked.

WHEREAS it is expedient to regulate departure from and entry into Pakistan and visit to foreign countries of citizens of Pakistan and to provide for matters ancillary thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows:—

• Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement
• Section 2: Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or
• Section 3: Prohibition of departure from Pakistan without passport, etc. No citizen of
• Section 4: Punishment for contravention of sections 3, etc
• Section 5: Certain acts to be deemed contravention of section 3
• Section 6: Penalties for certain offences relating to passport
• Section 7: Power of arrest, seizure, etc
• Section 8: Power to cancel, impound or confiscate passport
• Section 9: Burdon of proof. The burden of proving that a statement made in any document used for
• Section 10: Indemnity. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for
• Section 11: Delegation of power. The Federal Government may, by notification in the official
• Section 12: Power to exempt. The Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette,
• Section 13: Power to make rules
• Section 14: Act not to derogate from other law2s. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to,
• Section 15: [Repeal.] Omitted by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Ordinance, 1981