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Pakistan border and identity institutions

Pakistan splits border work across several bodies. The FIA runs immigration control and the IBMS traveller database ^1,3. The Ministry of Interior and the DGI&P decide watchlist entries ². NADRA holds identity data under the NADRA Ordinance 2000 ⁵. Pakistan Customs profiles passengers ⁶. The civil aviation regulator and the airport operator are separate bodies ⁹.

Last checked 24 October 2026

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Immigration control at entry and exit points
Institution
FIA Immigration Wing ^1,2
Legal basis
Not stated on the FIA pages checked ¹
Official site
fia.gov.pk ¹
Verified
24 October 2026
Traveller arrival and departure records (IBMS)
Institution
FIA ³
Legal basis
FIA Act 1974 and Foreigners Registration Act 1964, per the IBMS page ³
Official site
fia.gov.pk/ibms ³
Verified
24 October 2026
Placement on Exit Control List, Black List and other watchlists
Institution
Ministry of Interior and DGI&P ²
Legal basis
Described as their sole discretion in the FIA report for 2025 ²
Official site
dgip.gov.pk ⁴
Verified
24 October 2026
Passports and e-passports
Institution
Directorate General of Immigration and Passports, Ministry of Interior ⁴
Legal basis
Not stated on the e-Passport page ⁴
Official site
dgip.gov.pk ⁴
Verified
24 October 2026
Citizen identity database and National Data Warehouse
Institution
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) ⁵
Legal basis
NADRA Ordinance 2000, sections 3 and 7 ⁵
Official site
nadra.gov.pk
Verified
24 October 2026
Secrecy of identity data
Institution
NADRA ⁵
Legal basis
NADRA Ordinance 2000, sections 28 and 29 ⁵
Official site
nadra.gov.pk
Verified
24 October 2026
Online visa system data link to IBMS
Institution
Ministry of Interior and NADRA ²
Legal basis
Not stated in the FIA report ²
Verified
24 October 2026
Passenger risk profiling with API and PNR data (GTAS)
Institution
Pakistan Customs, FBR ⁶
Legal basis
Not stated in the FBR release ⁶
Official site
fbr.gov.pk ⁶
Verified
24 October 2026
Lead for the API and PNR national consultation
Institution
Pakistan Customs, FBR ⁷
Legal basis
Not stated in the release ⁷
Official site
fbr.gov.pk ⁶
Verified
24 October 2026
Currency declaration data shared with IBMS
Institution
Pakistan Customs ²
Legal basis
Not stated in the FIA report ²
Official site
fbr.gov.pk ⁶
Verified
24 October 2026
Civil aviation regulation
Institution
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority ⁸
Legal basis
Pakistan Civil Aviation Act 2023, sections 3 and 4 ⁸
Official site
pcaa.gov.pk ⁹
Verified
24 October 2026
Airport operation and the airport e-gate project
Institution
Pakistan Airports Authority ^9,10
Legal basis
Pakistan Airport Authority Act 2023, as named in the Civil Aviation Act 2023 ⁸
Official site
paa.gov.pk ⁹
Verified
24 October 2026
Emigrant registration and overseas employment
Institution
Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment, Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development ¹¹
Legal basis
Started functioning under the Emigration Act of 1922, per the Bureau ¹¹
Official site
beoe.gov.pk ¹¹
Verified
24 October 2026
Financial intelligence, receives IBMS data
Institution
Financial Monitoring Unit ^12,2
Legal basis
Not stated on the home page ¹²
Official site
fmu.gov.pk ¹²
Verified
24 October 2026
Mobile device blocking linked to IBMS
Institution
PTA and FBR ²
Legal basis
Not stated in the FIA report ²
Verified
24 October 2026
Trade declarations through one portal
Institution
Pakistan Single Window ¹³
Legal basis
Not stated on the home page ¹³
Official site
psw.gov.pk ¹³
Verified
24 October 2026
Audit of public accounts
Institution
Auditor-General of Pakistan ¹⁴
Legal basis
Appointed under the Constitution, per the AGP ¹⁴
Official site
agp.gov.pk ¹⁴
Verified
24 October 2026
Review of audit objections on passport systems
Institution
Public Accounts Committee subcommittee ¹⁵
Legal basis
Not stated in the report ¹⁵
Official site
na.gov.pk
Verified
24 October 2026
Drafting a personal data protection law
Institution
Ministry of IT and Telecommunication ¹⁶
Legal basis
Draft bill, not approved as of 19 March 2025 ¹⁶
Official site
moitt.gov.pk
Verified
24 October 2026
Digital identity under the Digital Nation bill
Institution
NADRA, under the bill as passed by the National Assembly ¹⁷
Legal basis
Digital Nation Pakistan Act bill, final status not confirmed ¹⁷
Official site
na.gov.pk ¹⁷
Verified
24 October 2026

Notes

A legal basis is given only where an official text opened for this directory states it ^5,8. The Ministry of Interior website did not load when checked on 24 October 2026.
The CAA notice says the Civil Aviation Authority was split into two separate entities following a government notification ⁹.

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Immigration control at entry and exit points

Traveller arrival and departure records (IBMS)

Placement on Exit Control List, Black List and other watchlists

Passports and e-passports

Citizen identity database and National Data Warehouse

Secrecy of identity data

Online visa system data link to IBMS

Passenger risk profiling with API and PNR data (GTAS)

Lead for the API and PNR national consultation

Currency declaration data shared with IBMS

Civil aviation regulation

Airport operation and the airport e-gate project

Emigrant registration and overseas employment

Financial intelligence, receives IBMS data

Mobile device blocking linked to IBMS

Trade declarations through one portal

Audit of public accounts

Review of audit objections on passport systems

Drafting a personal data protection law

Digital identity under the Digital Nation bill

Notes

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