Can I enter Pakistan on my Pakistani passport which expires in less than 1 month?

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The six-month validity rule, and similar rules requiring passports to be valid beyond the date of arrival or anticipated date of departure apply only to people visiting countries other than their own.

Or, alternatively, countries apply these rules only to foreign passports.

The point of having such a rule is likely to avoid having foreigners in the country temporarily with expired passports. Passports can take a long time to replace, and such a person might be forced to overstay in such a situation.

For requirements at "different transit locations," the question is too broad; there are literally hundreds of countries which will all have different rules. Even limiting it to airport hubs, the question still covers dozens of jurisdictions.

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You can enter Pakistan on any date up to and including the expiration date of your passport, but not after that.

Given the difficulty of renewing the passport while abroad, it is a good idea to do so while you are in Pakistan.

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My Pakistani passport expires less than a month from now. I understand that some countries only let people in if their passport is valid for six months or more. Will I be able to enter Pakistan on a passport that is about to expire?

Yes. Your passport is valid till the midnight of the date of expiry; and as long as you pass immigration control (at Pakistan) before that, you are okay. Pakistan will not deny you entry even if your passport expires while you are waiting in line for immigration - as you are Pakistani citizen. They may take you aside and have to file some paperwork, but you are guaranteed entry.

Also, travelling back to Pakistan is likely to involve transiting through some other country. Does the six-month rule still apply to people returning to their country of citizenship?

No, transiting countries care that you have proper documents/authorization. That means, you need to make sure that if you need any transit visas you have procured them before your trip.

Other than that, they only care that your passport and any other documents are valid for the purpose and length of your journey.

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