Pakistan has strongly dismissed recent reports from Indian media alleging that its passport has been amended to allow travel to Israel. Pakistani Ministry of Information and Broadcasting considers such claims “baseless and laughable.”
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Republic TV reported on Pakistan quietly taking steps to travel to Israel by revoking “except Israel ” from their passports, thus permitting travel there and making the claim that Pakistan planned on sending 20,000 troops under Western and Israeli supervision to Gaza. Islamabad quickly denied these allegations while Pakistan Today published their response publicly and swiftly.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement clarifying that its passports continue to bear the following text: “This passport is valid in all countries except Israel.” For further clarification please contact Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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The Directorate General of Immigration and Passports confirmed that its format remains unchanged, while India’s information ministry condemned Indian coverage as part of a campaign of spreading lies and toxic propaganda.
Islamabad Post reported these criticisms of Indian coverage.
Islamabad regards this issue not simply in terms of passport text but rather foreign-policy consistency. Pakistan has never recognised Israel and maintains its support for Palestinian self-determination as principled policy stance; furthermore, Pakistani officials stated there would be “absolutely no military cooperation” with Israel and geo.tv broadcast a video explaining their stance.
Timeliness of Pakistan’s claims was also significant: reports of passport changes and troop deployments to Gaza at a moment of increased regional tension were highly significant; their symbolic weight could easily lead to misinterpretation that it is shifting its longstanding position against Israel or aligning itself with Israeli interests; Pakistan responded swiftly and decisively, seeking to dispel any notion that its longstanding policies aligned with those of Israel or were aligned with Israeli interests; its swift rebuttal also demonstrated their awareness of how their policies were depicted regionally; their Islamabad statement suggests such misreporting could serve strategic narratives that seek to undermine Pakistan’s credibility, while their statement also suggested such misreporting may serve strategic narratives aimed at discrediting Pakistan as well. Today Pakistan Today
Indian media observers have noted the difficulty in verifying complex diplomatic developments. Pakistani officials pointed out that their claim of passport clause removal received little traction among other credible regional or international news sources — something they see as evidence that it might be false or disingenuous.
Analysts will likely see this incident as evidence of how media reporting can shape perceptions of foreign-policy changes even before any formal adjustments take effect. Had Pakistan removed the passport clause altogether, this would have signaled a dramatic shift in diplomatic policy toward Israel – though by affirming its continuation they merely confirm their long-held foreign policy position: rejection of Israeli recognition and solidarity with Palestine.

Conclusion – Pakistan successfully disproved an Indian media claim of withdrawing an “except Israel ” clause from its passports. This incident highlights the intricate relationship between media narratives, diplomatic signals and national identities; for now though, Pakistani passports still permit travel to all countries except Israel – its foreign-policy position towards Israel remains unchanged.