PAKISTAN ONE DOCUMENT REGIME

Passport applications surge near Afghan border in Pakistan as one-document regime continue

epa11705608 People apply for passports at regional passport office near the Afghan border, as passport applications' demand surge, in Chaman, Pakistan, 06 November 2024. As of November 2023, all Afghan nationals entering Pakistan have to show a valid passport and visa. The new 'one document regime' policy replaces previous special travel permit allowances for divided tribes along the 2,600 km border. This move primarily affects tribes in southern Afghanistan, who regularly cross the border for work or family visits using a local document called a 'tazkira'. The change follows a nationwide crackdown on undocumented Afghan migrants in Pakistan and the announcement that the Pakistani government will deport them. EPA/AKHTER GULFAM

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