The most recent travel advisory from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom strongly discourages its citizens from undertaking any travel to specific areas in Pakistan.
The FCDO serves as an advisory body, offering guidance to British nationals to assist them in making well-informed travel decisions.
In its latest release, the FCDO explicitly cautions against travel to regions proximate to the Pakistan and Afghanistan border, advising individuals to refrain from journeys within 10 miles of this border. Additionally, the FCDO identifies other regions deemed unsafe for travel, encompassing portions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
Here is a breakdown of unsafe areas based on provinces and regions:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
– Bajaur
– Bannu
– Buner
– Charsadda
– Dera Ismail Khan
– 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
The FCDO strongly advises against all travel to Balochistan province, except for essential travel to the southern coast of Balochistan, specifically the area south of (and including) the N10 motorway and the section of the N25 from the N10/N25 intersection to the Balochistan-Sindh border, including the port city of Gwadar.
The FCDO recommends against all travel within 10 miles of the Line of Control (LOC), the military control line between AJK and the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
The FCDO advises against all but essential travel to all areas of Sindh Province north of and including the city of Nawabshah.
