{
  "id": 15748375,
  "title": "Pakistan sets October 23 deadline for mandatory e-passports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/pakistan-sets-october-23-deadline-for-mandatory-e-passports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T13:19:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1569825/pakistan-sets-october-23-deadline-for-mandatory-e-passports/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan will begin issuing only electronic passports to new applicants from October 23, 2026, under a revised government policy. The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports announced the new implementation date for the nationwide transition. The policy will cover passport offices across Pakistan and Pakistani diplomatic missions abroad. As a result, applicants will receive e-passports…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}