How to Find Your Lost Passport Number in Pakistan for the Police Report

Short answer: If you lost your Pakistani passport and do not know its number, write an application to the nearest Regional Passport Office and attach copies of your CNIC or NICOP. DGI&P says the office can give you the lost passport number. You then need it for the police report, which the new passport application requires.

Most people who lose a passport hit the same wall. The police station wants the passport number for the report. The passport office wants the police report. And the number was printed on the passport you just lost.

We read the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports (DGI&P) page on ordinary passports on 14 October 2026. The way out is on that page, in one sentence, and it is easy to miss.

The passport office can give you the number

DGI&P says a lost machine-readable passport number can be acquired from the nearest Regional Passport Office by filing a written application, if required, with copies of the CNIC or NICOP. For a minor, a Child Registration Certificate copy is used instead.

The wording "if required" means you do not always need this step. If you still have an old photocopy, a visa page scan or a ticket booking that shows the number, use that and skip the application.

Look first at places that might carry the number. These include an old visa, a flight booking, a bank or visa application you made, an Umrah or Hajj form, or a scan on your email.

The police report must carry the old passport number

DGI&P says that when a passport is lost, a police report must be lodged at the concerned police station, and it must mention the previous passport number. The new application asks for it again, which is why the number matters.

Your passport office list for a lost passport application includes the original valid CNIC or NICOP with a photocopy, and the police report that mentions the previous passport number. If you are a government employee, an NOC is also on the list, and our guide to the government employee NOC for a passport explains it.

In the capital, the free police route is explained in getting an Islamabad police lost report for a CNIC, licence or car papers. Other cities have their own online or station routes.

Follow these steps from loss to application

Report the loss, get the number, lodge the police report, pay the fee and apply. Do it in this order, because the report needs the number and the application needs the report. Try to do the written application on the same visit as your first approach to the passport office.

1. Search your photos, email and papers for any copy of the passport's data page.
2. If you find nothing, write a short application to the nearest Regional Passport Office asking for your lost passport number.
3. Attach copies of your CNIC or NICOP, or a CRC for a child, and carry the originals.
4. Take the number to the police and lodge a report that states it.
5. Apply for a replacement with the report, and pay the fee set for a lost passport.

The full replacement steps, at home and abroad, are in our guide to replacing a lost Pakistani passport.

A lost passport costs more than a normal renewal

DGI&P says that on a first loss the passport fee is double, and on a second loss it is four times the usual fee. A third loss is referred to the Directorate General in Islamabad for a decision. The exact fee chart is an image on the DGI&P site.

We could not read the numbers on that image, so we do not state a rupee amount here. Check the chart at the passport office before you pay. A new passport applied for after 15 October is an e-Passport, so also read the e-Passport fee table.

If you lose your passport abroad and need to return home, DGI&P says a Pakistani mission can issue an emergency travel document for the journey and inform the Directorate General. Our note on the emergency travel document in Jeddah shows one such case.

Common questions

Can the passport office tell me my lost passport number?

Yes, DGI&P says you can acquire it from the nearest Regional Passport Office by a written application with CNIC or NICOP copies.

Do I need a police report for a lost passport?

Yes. DGI&P lists a police report that mentions the previous passport number among the papers for a lost passport.

How much more does a lost passport cost?

DGI&P says double the fee for a first loss and four times for a second loss. We did not read the fee chart image, so confirm the amount at the office.

What if I lose the passport a third time?

The Regional Passport Office refers third-time loss cases to the Directorate General in Islamabad for advice or approval.

Does my child need the same steps?

For a minor, DGI&P says a CRC copy replaces the CNIC when you ask for the lost number.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked on 14 October 2026, Pakistan time. We read DGI&P's ordinary passport page. We did not file a request for a lost number, so we cannot say how long the office takes or whether it issues a slip. Ask at your regional office, and confirm the lost passport fee before you pay.