US Travel Advisory For Pakistan: Full List Of Areas Americans Are Asked To Avoid

(MENAFN- Live Mint) United States, on Friday, issued a 'Level 3' travel advisory, asking Americans to“reconsider travel” to specific areas of Pakistan, including Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa among other provinces.

The US Embassy in Islamabad also posted the travel advisory on its X handle.

What is a 'Level 3' travel advisory?

A Level 3 travel advisory means“Reconsider Travel.” It is issued when authorities warn that travelling to a particular country or region could pose serious safety risks.

In the case of Pakistan, the US issued a 'Level 3' advisory to reconsider visiting certain areas of the nation due to multiple security concerns, including terrorism, crime, kidnapping, among others as mentioned in the release.

Although the consulate mentioned that there were no changes to the advisory level or risk indicators, the“advisory summary was updated to reflect changes to US mission operations.”

US travel advisory: Full list of areas to avoid

The US has advised Americans to not travel to:

– Balochistan Province due to terrorism,

– Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province, including the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), due to terrorism and kidnapping.

– The immediate vicinity of the Line of Controldue to terrorism and the potential for armed conflict.

US' updated travel alert comes amid the ongoing Israel-US-Iran conflict and the tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

On Saturday, 28 February, US-Israel jointly launched an attack on Iran, which also killed the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. On Sunday, at least 10 protesters were killed in clashes with police as they tried to storm the gates of the US Consulate in Pakistan's main port city of Karachi, mentioned a report by Bloomberg.

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