Last verified: Thursday, 2. February 2023 at 07:37 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 2. February 2023 at 07:37 AM
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Please reconsider your need to travel to Pakistan Please reconsider your need to travel to Pakistan. We detected travel advisories from 8 sources for this specific country.
Pakistan shares a land border with 4 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Pakistan), the Advisory Index is 4 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Afghanistan (5), Iran (4.5), China with 3.4 and India with 3.4 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Pakistan. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Pakistan.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Pakistan.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Pakistan from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.8 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel elsewhere in Pakistan due to the threat of terrorism, the risk of kidnapping, potential for civil unrest, sectarian violence and the unpredictable security situation (level 3 of 4). New Zealanders in Pakistan with concerns for their safety should consider leaving the country.
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Pakistan.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Pakistan.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Do not travel to Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (except for Chitral district), and Pakistan-Administered Kashmir due to the high risk of kidnapping, terrorism and the unpredictable security situation (level 4 of 4). Do not travel to the border areas with Afghanistan and India, including the line of control, due to the volatile security situation (level 4 of 4). This does not include Lahore, Wagah, Kasur, Narowal, Sialkot (except for areas within 15km of the border) and the Wagah official border crossing point.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Pakistan: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Teilreisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/pakistansicherheit/204974
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
On 25 December 2022, the US Government warned its citizens of information that unknown individuals are possibly planning an attack at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad during the holidays. Heightened security arrangements are in place and public events have been banned. Australian officials in Islamabad have been advised to increase vigilance and limit travel within ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/asia/pakistan
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Last Update: Reissued with updates to health information. Reconsider travel to Pakistan due to terrorism and sectarian violence. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: Balochistan province and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, including the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), due to terrorism and kidnapping. The ...
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Undvik icke nödvändiga resor - Säkerhetsläget varierar mycket i olika delar av landet och kan ändras snabbt. I månadsskiftet november-december sade den pakistanska talibanrörelsen (Tehrik-i Taliban Pakistan, TTP) upp eldupphöret med regeringen och uppmanade sina anhängare till attacker runt om i landet. Detta ökade spänningarna ytterligare (parterna ...
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Pakistan.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Info: Undvik alla resor
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Pakistan. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Pakistan changed from 4.1 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Pakistan to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Pakistan changed from 4.0 to 4.1. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Pakistan to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Pakistan changed from 3.8 to 4.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government increased their existing warning for Pakistan to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Pakistan changed from 3.7 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Pakistan to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Pakistan changed from 3.6 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Pakistan to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Pakistan changed from 3.7 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government decreased their existing warning for Pakistan to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Pakistan changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Pakistan with a rating of 4.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Pakistan with a rating of 4.0.
The German government issued a new warning for Pakistan with a rating of 3.0.
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Pakistan with a rating of 3.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Pakistan with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Pakistan with a rating of 4.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Pakistan with a rating of 4.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Pakistan with a rating of 4.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Pakistan with a rating of 4.0.
Pakistan with its capital Islamabad is a country in Asia (Southern Asia), slightly less than twice the size of California (803,940 km²). The country is located Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north. The climate can be described as mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north. The landscape is flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west. With a population of about 167.76 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Islamabad |
| Population | about 167.76 million |
| Size | 803.940 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly less than twice the size of California |
| Common languages | Breton, English, Panjabi, Pushto, Sindhi, Urdu |
| Currency | Rupee (short: PKR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +92 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .pk |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | PK |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | PAK |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 586 |
These are problems Pakistan is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
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These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Pakistan. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
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These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Pakistan.
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Pakistan is currently rated at 3,8 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 8 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Pakistan.
The score is rather high (3,8) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Pakistan. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 8 individual sources for Pakistan.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Pakistan. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Pakistan.
Pakistan has a size of 803,940 km² or 310,403 mi² which is slightly less than twice the size of California.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Afghanistan (5.0)
Iran (4.5)
China (3.4)
India (3.4)