Pakistan
Warnings and insurance
Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Areas where FCDO advises against travel
Pakistan-Afghanistan border
FCDO advises against all travel to within 10 miles of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
FCDO advises against all travel to these areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province:
- Bajaur
- Bannu
- Buner
- Chārsadda
- Dera Ismail Khan
- Hangu
- Karak
- Khyber
- Kohat
- Kurram
- Lakki Marwat
- Lower Dir
- Upper Dir
- Mohmand
- Orakzai
- Peshawar, including the city of Peshawar
- Swat
- Tank
- North Waziristan
- Upper South Waziristan
- Lower South Waziristan
- the Karakoram Highway between Mansehra and Chilas via Battagram, Besham City, Dasu and Sazin up to the junction with the N15
- the N45 Highway, from the north of the Mardan ring road, to the edge of Chitral City, including Kalash valley
Balochistan Province
FCDO advises against all travel to Balochistan Province.
Pakistan-India Border Area
FCDO advises against all travel within 5 miles of the international border between Pakistan and India except the Grand Trunk highway to India via Wagah border (which is currently closed).
Pakistan-administered Kashmir
FCDO advises against all travel to within 10 miles of the Line of Control.
Sindh Province
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to all areas of Sindh Province north of and including the city of Nawabshah.
Find out more about why FCDO advises against travel to these regions.
Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide. You may also find it helpful to:
- see general advice for women travellers
- read our guide on disability and travel abroad
- see general advice for LGBT+ travellers
- read about safety for solo and independent travel
- see advice on volunteering and adventure travel abroad
- read the FCDO’s advice on if you’re affected by a crisis abroad
Travel insurance
If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.
Support during a crisis
If a severe crisis develops in Pakistan, the situation can change quickly including your ability to travel. Regional tensions during May 2025 resulted in sustained airspace closures which caused airlines to suspend flights, domestic travel was also restricted. Practical support from the British government, including face-to-face consular support or evacuation, may be severely limited in a crisis. Read our general guidance on consular support in a crisis.
Be prepared to re-arrange your own departure from Pakistan at short notice. If it is not safe or possible to leave, you should:
- stay indoors whenever possible, and have a stock of essential supplies such as food, drinking water and medicine
- obey any local restrictions such as curfews
- monitor the media for developments that would allow you to leave safely
- subscribe to our Travel Advice
- follow the British High Commission social media accounts for the latest information
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