KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has extended advisory for travel restrictions on passengers arriving from foreign countries till March 14.
In a statement, the authority said that instructions regarding standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued on December 31, 2020 must be followed by all inbound travellers to Pakistan will continue till March 14.
The CAA has updated its Category C for international travel and added two more countries to the list. The category list of countries from which visitors seek to travel to Pakistan will also remain in effect till March 14.
The CAA said Travel from Category C countries to Pakistan is restricted and “only allowed as per guidelines of NCOC (National Command and Operations Centre)”.
There are 15 countries on the list. South Africa, UK, Portugal, Ireland, Netherland, Botswana, Zambia and Brazil were the new countries included in Category-C.
CAA had said that only the following people from Category C countries are allowed to travel to Pakistan, as long as they have a negative PCR test conducted 72 hours prior at the most:
This includes Pakistani passport holders holding a valid visa from a category C country, Pakistani NICOP holders, Pakistan Origin Card (POC) holiders, and diplomatic passport holders and their families
China, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, and Australia are among the Category-A countries The travelers from these 24 countries will not have to present their Covid reports for boarding or landing in Pakistan.
However, those coming from countries in Category-B will have to make present a negative Covid PCR report at a maximum of 90 hours prior to boarding.
The CAA said the rest of Covid SOPs will remain the same and their implementation will be mandatory. The new travel restrictions will remain in effect until March 14.
