You should be vigilant, try to avoid all crowds and public events including political gatherings and religious events throughout Pakistan, and take appropriate security precautions.ĭensely populated and unsecured areas, such as markets, shopping malls, hotels, restaurants, airports, public transport, schools and educational institutions are potential focal points for attacks. Foreigners, in particular westerners, may be directly targeted. There’s a high threat of terrorism, kidnap and sectarian violence throughout the country, including the major cities of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi. Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Pakistan. During holy periods/religious holidays, there is an increased potential for targeted attacks, including on western interests and religious minorities. Some periods of the year may pose heightened risks. You should avoid demonstrations, large crowds of people and public events. Protests can take place throughout Pakistan with little warning and turn violent quickly. In 2018, there were an estimated 484,000 visits by British nationals to Pakistan. In recent years, the security situation in Pakistan has improved considerably following action by the Pakistan government and security forces. See the FCDO guidance on foreign travel insurance.įor information about COVID-19 vaccines, see the Coronavirus page If you’re planning travel to Pakistan, find out what you need to know about coronavirus there in the Coronavirus section.ĭuring the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to get travel insurance and check it provides sufficient cover. If you will pass through a red list country, book your hotel quarantine package before travelling to the UK.
If you plan to pass through another country to return to the UK, check the travel advice for the country you’re transiting.
Instead of depicting the events in political terms, the novelists have provided human dimensions which bring to the event a sense of reality, horror and believability. Still they share a lot of details while retaining their individuality as well. The two novels were published with the gap of three decades. Khushwant Singh‘s Train to Pakistan and Bapsi Sidhwa‘s Ice Candy Man describe the monstrosity of the events with such artistry that the tragedy comes alive. Wickedness, violence, and pure evil erupted into powerful mass that soared out of control and consumed everyone that came in its path. The subcontinent was turned into a diabolical region in August 1947 when the British announced the division of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan.