The Senate Standing Committee on Interior has unanimously approved the Members of Parliament Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which includes a proposal to issue blue passports to the dependent children of lawmakers.

The committee, chaired by Senator Faisal Saleem Rehman, approved the bill during its meeting on Friday.

Presenting the bill, Senator Abdul Qadir proposed that dependent children of members of Parliament under the age of 28 should be eligible for blue passports. He urged amendments to the existing law to incorporate the provision.

Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry suggested referring the bill to the federal cabinet before moving ahead. However, Senator Abdul Qadir argued that cabinet approval was not required for the legislation.

The committee subsequently approved the bill by consensus.

During the meeting, Talal Chaudhry cautioned that policies related to blue and diplomatic passports could have implications for Pakistan’s passport ranking.