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Pakistan visa rules for India passport holders

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The answer

No. India passport holders need a visa to visit Pakistan.

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Official source

Visa for Indian Nationals - DGI&P, Directorate General of Immigration & Passports, Ministry of Interior, Government of PakistanChecked 1 Nov 2026

All Indians wishing to visit Pakistan must obtain a valid visa.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Apply for the tourist visa through an approved tour operator or travel agent; it is issued by the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.
  • Needs a passport valid for at least one year.
  • Must enter and leave through Karachi, Lahore or Islamabad airport, Karachi seaport or the Wagah road crossing.
  • Must carry at least US$45 or equivalent in foreign exchange on entry.
  • Must report for police registration within 24 hours of entry.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Pakistan passport holders need to visit India.

Pakistan passport India

Visa needed

International Travellers having Pakistani Passport or Pakistani origin may please apply for regular Visa at Indian Mission.

Pakistan passport to India, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places India passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Islamabad, nearest first.

  1. NepalKathmandu, about 1,350 km from IslamabadVisa-free
  2. KazakhstanAstana, about 1,950 km from IslamabadVisa-free · 14 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Islamabad

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Islamabad, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 17.9°CLow 3.9°CRain 57 mm
  2. FebHigh 20.1°CLow 7.3°CRain 101 mm
  3. MarHigh 25.6°CLow 12.2°CRain 104 mm
  4. AprHigh 31.2°CLow 17.1°CRain 55 mm
  5. MayHigh 36.3°CLow 21.9°CRain 45 mm
  6. JunHigh 38.3°CLow 24.8°CRain 91 mm
  7. JulHigh 35.6°CLow 25.3°CRain 283 mm
  8. AugHigh 34.0°CLow 24.4°CRain 297 mm
  9. SepHigh 33.6°CLow 22.0°CRain 135 mm
  10. OctHigh 30.9°CLow 16.3°CRain 35 mm
  11. NovHigh 25.0°CLow 9.5°CRain 21 mm
  12. DecHigh 20.3°CLow 5.1°CRain 30 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 17 to 20 years between 2001 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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