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The document discusses the procedures and requirements for attesting documents through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Some key points: 1) MOFA attests documents issued by government authorities in Pakistan that will be used abroad or submitted to foreign missions. It verifies signatures but not contents. 2) Offices are located in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta. 3) Most documents require additional attestation from other authorities before being submitted to MOFA.

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Ministry of Forgen Afairs

The document discusses the procedures and requirements for attesting documents through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Some key points: 1) MOFA attests documents issued by government authorities in Pakistan that will be used abroad or submitted to foreign missions. It verifies signatures but not contents. 2) Offices are located in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta. 3) Most documents require additional attestation from other authorities before being submitted to MOFA.

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Those who want to attest documents from ministry of foreign affairs should be aware about

authorities of the ministry and procedure and nature of documents that they attest. The main
office of Ministry of foreign affairs is in Islamabad and its camp offices are located at Peshawar,
Lahore, Karachi and Quetta.

 Its worth mentioning here that Ministry doesn’t attest the genuineness of the document or the
contents of the documents. It only verifies or countersigns the attestation done by the other
authorities like educational certificates attested by HEC or IBCC. In short Ministry verifies the
signatures of concerned attesting authorities. These documents which MOFA verifies include:
 Documents attested/issued by authorities of provincial, central and local government that
are intended to be used abroad or submitted in Foreign Missions in Pakistan.
 It also includes the verification or attestation of the documents of  Foreign Missions
which are intended to be presented in Pakistan.
Ministry doesn’t attest documents which are in any other language than urdu and English. The
documents once attested from MOFA will remain valid forever and hence will not need to be re-
attested. It is pertinent to mention here that Photocopy or translation of any document will be
attested when original document is presented or it is attested by a gazetted officer of BPS-17 or
above.

 ADDRESSES OFAUTHORISED OFFICES OF MOFA FOR ATTESTATION

Addresses and telephone numbers of authorized offices of MOFA are as follows:

S.
Office Address Tel. No.
No.

051-9207895              
1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Constitution Avenue , Islamabad
      051-9056524

Camp Office Karachi, Main Shahrah-e-Faisal, Adjacent to 021-9204989


2.
FTC building Karachi . 021-9206690

042-99268247            
3. House No: 82-Shadman-II, Lahore
       042-99268249

Camp Office Peshawar , No. 66-C-1, University


4. 091-9218126
Road ,  University Town Peshawar

Camp Office Quetta , Room 28, 2nd Floor, Block 07, Civil
5. 081-9203155
Secretariat Balochistan, Quetta
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENT BEFORE SUBMISSION OF THE DOCUMENTS TO
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

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Attestation
Stamp (Rs)
NATURE OF
  S.No.      (available PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
DOCUMENTS
from Post
Office)

Seal of Nikah Registrar; copy may be


issued by concerned Secretary Union
1. Nikah Nama (Urdu) Rs. 5 Council or Chief Officer or Tehsil
Municipal Officer or Executive Officer of
Cant Board.

Issued by Secretary Union Council or


Birth
2. Rs. 5 Chief Officer or Tehsil Municipal Officer
Certificates(Urdu)
or Executive officer of Cant Board.
Issued by NADRA or old B.form having
3. B. Form(Urdu) Rs. 5 the stamp of District Registration Officer
(in original)

4. Character Certificate Rs. 5 Issued by District Police Officer

Issued or countersigned by Medical


5. Medical Certificate Rs. 5
Superintendent of any Govt. Hospital

Issued by Secretary Union Council


Death alongwith ID card Cancellation certificate
6. Rs. 5
Certificates(Urdu) issued from NADRA or the concerned
registration office.

Divorce Certificate should be issued by


Chairman Arbitration Council of the Area
Divorce
7. Rs. 5 or the Court judgment regarding
Certificate(Urdu)
dissolution of marriage should be
presented for attestation.

Unmarried
Affidavit from Parents and an unmarried
Certificate  
Rs. 10 certificate from Secretary/Nazim Union
8. Affidavit                  
Rs. 5 Council should be attached with the
Union Council
affidavit.
Certificate

ID card Cancellation Issued by NADRA or District


9. Rs. 5
Form (Urdu) Registration Officer.

Original Driving License has to be


presented at the counter alongwith NOC
issued by concerned License Issuing
10. Driving License Rs. 5
Authority. Only original NOC is attested.
Copy of CARD driving license is also
attested.

School leaving certificate of Class I-IX


School Leaving countersigned by District Education
11. Rs. 5
Certificate (Urdu) Officer and Class X attested by Inter
Board Committee of Chairman (IBCC).

Secondary School
12. Rs. 5 Attested by IBCC
Certificate

Higher Secondary
13. Rs. 5 Attested by IBCC
School Certificate

14. Diploma of One year Rs. 25 These certificates first have to be attested
duration and short
by National Training Bureau (NTB).
courses

Bachelors and Attested by Higher Education


15. Rs. 25
Masters Degree Commission (HEC).

Degrees/Diploma
Certificates relating
All the documents have first to be attested
to
by the Ministry of National Regulations
16. Medical professionals Rs.25Rs. 5
and Services. The MBBS degree has to
PMDC Reg., etc.
be attested by HEC.
Experience
Certificates

Diploma of
Paramedical
All Nursing related documents first have
professionals,
17. Rs.25Rs. 5 to be attested by the Ministry of National
Nursing Diplomas
Regulations and Services.
etc.Experience
Certificates)

Succession and
Issued by the Civil Judge of the Civil
18. Guardianship Rs. 10
Court.
Certificate

Power of Attorney should be presented


alongwith Succession Certificate and
Rs.60/- per
Special Power of Guardianship Certificate. To get the
executants,
Attorney from attestation the executant(s) has to be
19. upto a
Pakistan to person present in person to sign the Power of
Maximum of
Abroad Attorney or it should be registered with
Rs.240/-
concerned Sub-Registrar of the Revenue
Department.

Person authorized in Pakistan has to


Power of Attorney
Same as appear in person with original ID card to
20. from Abroad to a
above get the Power of Attorney attested from
person in Pakistan
MOFA.

Documents relating Attested by the concerned Chamber of


21. Rs. 35
to commerce/trade Commerce and Industry.

English translation of Translation from the approved translation


22. all above mentioned Rs. 25 house by the concerned
documents Embassy/Department will be accepted.

IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING WHO CAN PRESENT DOCUMENTS AT MOFA


 The applicant himself/herself or his/her family member with authority letter can present
documents at MOFA.
 The person appearing on behalf of his relative is required to show his/her original ID
card/Passport/Driving License/University Card/School Card/Domicile/Office Card or any of
his valid ID.
 If  a person has no family member or relative available in Pakistan to appear on his/her
behalf, in that case the applicant is required to produce an authority letter duly signed by our
Mission abroad to the authorized person to be brought at the counter along with other related
documents.
DURATION OF DOCUMENT ATTESTATION
Once the document is submitted for attestation on window the document is likely to be attested
and returned within two hours after submission.

LIST OF  DOCUMENTS THAT ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR ATTESTATION


 Passports
 Domicile
 ID card
 Documents related to immoveable property (i.e Registries of the plots and agriculture
land)
Drop Box Facility for Attestation of Documents at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its
Camp Offices 
In order to get rid of travelling long distances or disturbing relatives. Ministry has facilitated the
general public, following courier companies have been authorized to receive documents for
attestation (except Power of Attorney) from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all its Camp Offices
located at four provincial headquarters. These four companies are:

1. TCS
2. Gerry’s
3. OCS
4. UPS
Note: Expenditure on stamps to be affixed on documents will be borne by the applicant.
Note 2: In case of loss of documents courier companies will be responsible for that and will have
to bear all the charges that is needed to get another original document.
Timings:
Monday to Thursday:    8 AM to 1 PM
Friday:                        8 AM to 12 Noon

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