US urges its citizens not to travel to Pakistan

Thursday, 13 August 2020Newsdesk

The United States has urged its citizens not to travel to Pakistan due to the COVID-19 pandemic and terror threat. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 3 Travel Health Notice for Pakistan due to COVID-19, the State Department said in its latest travel advisory on Wednesday.

New Delhi, 13 August 2020

"Travellers to Pakistan may experience border closures, airport closures, travel prohibitions, stay at home orders, business closures, and other emergency conditions within Pakistan due to COVID-19," it said. As per news report of PTI, it also urged US citizens not to travel to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, including the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas, due to terrorism and kidnapping and also in the immediate vicinity of the Line of Control due to terrorism and the potential for armed conflict.

Source -PTI