{"id":60578,"date":"2020-01-28T06:15:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T06:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=60578"},"modified":"2020-01-28T06:16:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T06:16:24","slug":"uk-travel-advisory-pakistan-softened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/uk-travel-advisory-pakistan-softened.html","title":{"rendered":"UK travel advisory for Pakistan softened"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamabad: The United Kingdom (UK) High Commission in Islamabad on Friday announced its decision to relax its travel advisory for Pakistan after almost five years, a news source reported. As per the publication, this roll-back would allow British citizens to travel by road to the northern areas of the country, including the Kalash and Bamboret valleys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/forbes-ranks-pakistan-among-10-best-under-the-radar-trips-for-2020.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Forbes ranks Pakistan among \u201910 Best Under-the-Radar Trips for 2020\u2032 listing (opens in a new tab)\">Forbes ranks Pakistan among \u201910 Best Under-the-Radar Trips for 2020\u2032 listing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the information available, this is the first\nmajor update in travel advice by Britain\u2019s Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office\n(FCO) since 2015. The update had come following a comprehensive review of the security\nsituation in Pakistan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement by the British High Commission said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/british-airways-to-resume-services-starting-june-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"return of British Airways (opens in a new tab)\">return of British Airways<\/a> and the recent visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Pakistan were major milestones for the improved security situation in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/first-british-airways-flight-lands-isl-after-a-decade.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"First British Airways flight lands in Isl after a decade (opens in a new tab)\">First British Airways flight lands in Isl after a decade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new High Commissioner to Pakistan Dr Christian Turner, who\narrived in the country in December 2019, stated that the review of travel\nadvice was a priority for him. He added that the Pakistan government deserved\ngreat credit for improving the security situation, and that he is delighted\nthat British nationals will now be able to see more of the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the past, there was a travel restriction on the full route from Islamabad to Gilgit. Now, the restriction only applies to the section of the Karakoram Highway lying between Mansehra and Chilas. Travellers can bypass this section via an alternate route through the Kaghan Valley and Babusar Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wb-fund-tourism-urban-development-other-projects-punjab.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" WB to fund tourism, urban development, other projects in Punjab (opens in a new tab)\"> WB to fund tourism, urban development, other projects in Punjab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The travel advisory restricts travel to most of Balochistan,\nincluding Quetta. Further, it only allows essential travel to Gwadar at this\ntime. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The United Kingdom (UK) High Commission in Islamabad on Friday announced its decision to relax its travel advisory for Pakistan after almost five years, a news source reported. As per the publication, this roll-back would allow British citizens to travel by road to the northern areas of the country, including the Kalash and Bamboret valleys. Read: Forbes ranks Pakistan among \u201910 Best Under-the-Radar Trips for 2020\u2032 listing According to the information available, this is the first major update in travel advice by Britain\u2019s Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office (FCO) since 2015. The update had come following a comprehensive review of the security situation in Pakistan. The statement by the British High Commission said that the return of British Airways and the recent visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Pakistan were major milestones for the improved security situation in the country. Read: First British Airways flight lands in Isl after a decade The new High Commissioner to Pakistan Dr Christian Turner, who arrived in the country in December 2019, stated that the review of travel advice was a priority for him. He added that the Pakistan government deserved great credit for improving the security situation, and that he&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":60579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017,15167],"tags":[16540],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-60578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-notices-announcements","category-tourism","tag-details-on-uk-travel-advisory-for-pakistan-softened","cat-15017-id","cat-15167-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UK travel advisory for Pakistan softened - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The United Kingdom (UK) High Commission in Islamabad on Friday announced its decision to relax its travel advisory for Pakistan after almost five years.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/uk-travel-advisory-pakistan-softened.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK travel advisory for Pakistan softened - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The United Kingdom (UK) High Commission in Islamabad on Friday announced its decision to relax its travel advisory for Pakistan after almost five years.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/uk-travel-advisory-pakistan-softened.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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