ISLAMABAD: Amidst a spike in the Covid-19 cases during the third wave of the pandemic, Civil Aviation Authority has updated its travel advisory for international travellers restricting travel from Category C countries.
The Civil Aviation Authority modified the list of the countries placed in Categories A, B, and C for all international passengers, or all those arriving on chartered private aircraft flights.
The CAA has updated its Category C for international travel and added four more countries to the list. South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Ghana, Kenya, Rawanda, Peru, Mozambique, Columbia, Comoros, Tanzania and Brazil were the new countries included in Category C.
According to a notification, there will be a complete travel ban on inbound travel to Pakistan from Category C countries. The United Kingdom has been delisted from Category C countries and added to Category B.
There are twenty Category A countries inclduign Australia, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Tajikistan, and Vietnam.
According to CAA, international travelers from Category A countries can travel to Pakistan and do not require a COVID-19 PCR test to enter the country.
All countries not included in either Category A or C fall in Category B. Travelers from all these countries require a PCR Test before the commencement of travel to enter Pakistan, and it should not be more than 72 hours old.
There are 12 Category C countries including Botswana, Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Peru, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia
The CAA said international travel from Category C countries has been restricted and only allowed as per guidelines of the NCOC. It pointed that the travel restrictions on inbound travel to Pakistan from Category C Countries would also continue to remain effective until April 5, 2021.
