• For our clients, we only charge our cost to print out your application letter & documents + courier them to the Quetta Home Department, around US$18 / PKR5,000
• For non-clients who only require an NOC (you have made your own travel arrangements and have your own local Designated Person), price is US$50

Per the Home Department, while “NOC” is the common term, it’s not really a “no objection certificate”. This is a mandatory permit from the provincial government for all foreigners wishing to explore Balochistan. After being sumitted, an NOC application passes through 5 sections of the Home Department. Then, if approved, the result is “an information letter to Balochistan law enforcement that a foreigner is approved to travel in that area and security can be assigned as needed.”

When applying for a Balochistan NOC, each application requires a local Pakistani national to be listed as your liaison (designated person). The police will contact the person listed on your application to coordinate your security prior to entering Balochistan. They will also stay in CONSTANT contact with this person (sometimes multiple phone calls per day). 

When we plan your tour or car & driver (if not going on a full tour), Adventure Planners will arrange this for you.

However, if you are a foreigner travelling with a local Pakistani friend or you are flying in to Gwadar or Quetta and have your transportation arranged for you — you can provide the designated person’s details to us.

Unfortunately, no. Your application can either be submitted through a specialised tour operator or travel company like Adventure Planners Pakistan – OR – via a government agency if you are travelling to Pakistan on business or with the media, etc. 

No. If your NOC is approved and you are cleared to travel in Balochistan, you will be provided security free-of-charge if you’re foreign and if that area requires it. 

** Please note, we have no control over matters of assigning security. That will be handled on a case-by-case basis.