Pakistani Passports

Pakistani Passports

Question: What is your reaction to the decision of Pakistan’s government to continue to require passports of its citizens to list their religion?

Answer: The information contained in a Pakistani passport is a matter for the Pakistani Government to decide, but as a rule, the United States does not favor the inclusion of religious status in passports, because such information can lead to religious discrimination and restrictions on travel.

2005/393 Released on April 8, 2005

Taken Question Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC April 8, 2005 Question Taken at April 7, 2005 Daily Press Briefing