Editing Jus soli (section)

=== Asia ===
* {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistani nationality law|Pakistan]]: Under the Pakistan Citizenship Act of 1951 passed by the [[Constituent Assembly of Pakistan]] on 13 April 1951<ref name="UNHCR">Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951, II, 1951, [http://pakistancode.gov.pk/UY2FqaJw1-apaUY2Fqa-ap%20XZQ==-sg-jjjjjjjjjjjjj] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045418/http://pakistancode.gov.pk/UY2FqaJw1-apaUY2Fqa-ap%20XZQ==-sg-jjjjjjjjjjjjj|date=2016-03-04}}, access date 2 October 2015</ref> permits everyone born in Pakistan on or after that date to automatically receive Pakistani citizenship by birth except if they are the child of a foreign diplomat or enemy alien.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Learn about Immigration to Pakistan – DGI&P |url=https://dgip.gov.pk/immigration/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216223227/https://dgip.gov.pk/immigration/ |archive-date=16 December 2024 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=dgip.gov.pk |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> On 11 November 2024 the National Assembly of Pakistan passed a bill to restrict citizenship for children born to foreigners.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-11 |title=NA Committee passes bill to restrict citizenship for children of foreigners |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2024/11/11/na-committee-passes-bill-to-restrict-citizenship-for-children-of-foreigners/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> The bill would amend the Pakistan Citizenship Act of 1951 and would change the citizenship law by requiring every person born in Pakistan on or after 13 April 1951 to have at least one parent that is a citizen or a permanent resident of Pakistan in order to be granted Pakistani citizenship by birth or live in Pakistan for a period of 10 years from the date of their birth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Introduced in the National Assembly – A Bill further to amend the Pakistan Citizenship Act. 1951 |url=https://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1556636573_246.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823233814/https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1556636573_246.pdf |archive-date=23 August 2022 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=www.na.gov.pk |url-status=live }}</ref>