According to the Consul of Pakistan in New York, a new Pakistani passport can be issued to someone who has previously held a Pakistani passport for two reasons: renewal of an old passport and replacement of a lost one (25 Nov. 1992).

For passport renewal, applicants must submit the old passport, four pictures, a copy of their Pakistani National Identity Card and a completed passport application form. In the case of passport loss, applicants must complete three forms and submit four pictures, a copy and the original of their Pakistani National Identity Card, and a copy of the police report declaring that the old passport was lost. The police report does not have to be from New York; it can be from any city where the loss was reported (Ibid.).

The Consul added that since July 1992, the power to issue passports has been largely taken over by the Pakistan central government. Since July 1992, the Consulate can issue passports only to Pakistanis who had been issued a passport before 1979 or who had received an educational degree before 1980 (Ibid.). All other cases have to be referred to Pakistan by the Consulate, meaning that the process of issuing a passport may take one month (Ibid.).

Additional and/or corroborating information, including the criteria, if any, established by the authorities of Pakistan for granting a passport or rejecting an application for one, could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB.

Consulate of Pakistan, New York. 25 November 1992. Telephone Interview with Consul.