{"id":498153,"date":"2025-08-22T04:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=498153"},"modified":"2025-08-22T04:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:09:09","slug":"govt-imposes-5-year-travel-ban-on-pakistanis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/govt-imposes-5-year-travel-ban-on-pakistanis\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt imposes 5-year travel ban on Pakistanis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>deported from foreign countries<br \/>\n ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nThe government has introduced a new policy imposing a five-year overseas travel ban on Pakistanis deported from foreign countries, The News reported on Thursday. According to Interior Ministry sources, the restriction will apply to individuals sent back due to criminal offences or other \u201cundesirable\u201d activities, with their names placed on a special list of deported Pakistanis barred from travelling abroad. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in a written statement to the Senate, formally notified the enforcement of the new Passport Control List (PCL) Policy.<br \/>\nUnder the rules, deported citizens will remain on the PCL for five years, during which they will be ineligible to obtain a new passport or travel internationally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>deported from foreign countries ISLAMABAD The government has introduced a new policy imposing a five-year overseas travel ban on Pakistanis deported from foreign countries, The News reported on Thursday. 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