President promulgates Apostille Ordinance waiving attestation of foreign public documents

ISLAMABAD   –  President Dr Arif Alvi has promulgated the Apostille Ordinance 2024 waiving attesta­tion of international public paperwork. The ordi­nance had been issued to facilitate the residents in Pakistan and the dias­pora overseas and to fulfil Pakistan’s obligations underneath the Hague Con­vention Abolishing the Requirement of Legaliza­tion for International Public Paperwork (Apostille Conference) of 1961. The Apostille Conference facilitates the usage of pub­lic paperwork overseas by waiving the normal requirement of a number of legalizations/attesta­tions. Earlier, the federal cupboard had accredited the accession of Pakistan to the Apostille Conven­tion in March 2022 and the Conference had en­tered into power for Paki­stan in March 2023.