World Wide Diplomatic Archives Index: Pakistan

Legislation

The National Archives Act of 1993 gives the responsibility for the storage and preservation of public records to the National Archives. However, there is no systematic declassification of documents.

Location

National Archives of Pakistan, Block N, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad.

Procedures

Researchers should contact both the National Archives and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with proposed research. Foreign researchers will need approval from the Department of the Interior in order to access the National Archives. There is a nominal fee to access materials at the National Archives. Researchers may apply for permission from the Director of Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to view material not yet transferred to the National Archives.