Foreign travel advice

Pakistan

! Warning FCDO advises against all travel to parts of Pakistan.
! Warning FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of Pakistan.

Warnings and insurance

Still current at:
1120 March 2025
Updated:
1120 March 2025
Latest update:
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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 
  • 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,Province.

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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.

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See our pages on on Safety and Security and  and Regional Risks for for further information on travelling within Pakistan.

Before you travel

No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide. You may also find it helpful to: 

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. 

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