The federal government approved the amnesty scheme for those Pakistani nationals, who held more than one Pakistani passport, keeping in view the common interest of local citizens and overseas Pakistanis, the Interior Ministry said on Friday. According to the ministry spokesperson, the cabinet had approved the summary for the amnesty scheme in its last meeting on May 10. Section 6 of the Passport Act 1974 says that holders of more than one passport can be sentenced to a maximum of 3 years. Read More: Holding multiple foreign passports bannedEarlier, from 2006 to 2016, the federal government had issued six amnesty schemes under which more than 12,000 Pakistani passports with more than one identity were cancelled. “It is a crime to have two Pakistani passports.

Source: The Express Tribune May 13, 2022 22:54 UTC