This article gives the contact details of the High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in New Delhi, together with the travel, pilgrimage and consular information in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) bilateral brief of 07 February 2020. Contact details and the head of mission are taken from the MEA Protocol Division register, read on 24 September 2026. Facts from the brief describe the position in February 2020 and may have changed since.

High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi

  • Address: 2/50 G, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021
  • Telephone: +91-11-2611 0601, 03, 05, 2467 6004, 2467 8467
  • Email: pahicnewdelhi@mofa.gov.pk

The register lists no website for the High Commission. According to the register, the head of mission is Mr. Saad Ahmad Warraich, Chargé d'Affaires. The brief records that Pakistan announced the downgrading of diplomatic relations on 7 August 2019.

The register lists no consulates or honorary consulates of Pakistan in India.

National day

The national day of Pakistan is 23 March (Pakistan Day).

Travel and connectivity

According to the MEA brief of February 2020, Pakistan suspended all bus and train services between India and Pakistan after announcing its unilateral measures of August 2019. The brief contains no general visa rules. Anyone planning to travel should check current requirements and routes with the High Commission and with the Ministry of External Affairs.

Pilgrimages to religious shrines

Visits to religious shrines are governed by the Bilateral Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines, signed in 1974. The protocol provides for three Hindu and four Sikh pilgrimages from India every year to visit 15 shrines in Pakistan, while five pilgrimages from Pakistan visit 7 shrines in India.

Kartarpur Sahib Corridor

On 22 November 2018, the Government of India formally conveyed to Pakistan that it would initiate the Kartarpur Corridor on the Indian side. It urged Pakistan to build a corridor with suitable facilities from the international border to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, to give Indian pilgrims easier access throughout the year. Pakistan concurred with the proposal the same day.

An Agreement between India and Pakistan for the facilitation of pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, Pakistan, was signed on 24 October 2019. According to the brief, the agreement provides, among other things, for visa-free travel by Indian pilgrims and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders from India to the Gurudwara on a daily basis, throughout the year.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on 9 November 2019, on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, and flagged off the first group of pilgrims. As of February 2020, around 44,000 pilgrims had visited the Gurudwara through the corridor. Pilgrims should confirm with official Indian channels whether the corridor is currently open and what documents are required.

Indian nationals in Pakistan's custody

As of February 2020, 275 Indians, including fishermen, were believed to be in Pakistan's custody, of whom Pakistan had acknowledged 262. In the lists exchanged on 1 July 2026, Pakistan shared lists of 52 civil prisoners and 198 fishermen in its custody who are Indian or believed-to-be-Indian. The brief states that India had secured the release and repatriation of 2133 Indians, including fishermen, from Pakistan's custody since 2014.

A delegation of fishermen's representatives and officials from Gujarat visited Karachi in March 2015 for the release of 57 Indian fishing boats. The Government of India has taken up the release of 1100 Indian fishing boats believed to be in Pakistan's custody.

In October 2017, India suggested reviving the Joint Judicial Committee, which looks into humanitarian issues concerning fishermen and prisoners in each other's custody, and also addressing the issue of mentally unsound prisoners. Pakistan responded positively in principle in March 2018. The brief states that India reconstituted its Judicial Committee and proposed a visit by a team of medical experts to examine mentally unsound prisoners, but that Pakistan had not responded despite repeated reminders.

Honorary consuls

No honorary consuls of Pakistan are listed in India. Where honorary consuls exist, their powers are limited and they do not offer the full range of services of a diplomatic mission, so requirements should always be confirmed with the High Commission in New Delhi.