Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

04/24/2025 | Press release | Archived content

Pakistan travel advice

Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

Areas where advises against travel

Pakistan-Afghanistan border

advises against all travel to within 10 miles of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

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

advises against all travel to Balochistan Province.

Pakistan-India Border Area

advises against all but essential travel within 5 miles of the international border between Pakistan and India. The Wagah border crossing is closed.

Pakistan-administered Kashmir

advises against all travel to within 10 miles of the Line of Control.

Sindh Province

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 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:

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