UK FCDO Updates Pakistan Travel Advice with Protest and Disruption Information

Key points

• The UK FCDO updated its Pakistan travel advice on 22 September 2026, adding information on planned protests and possible disruption.
• It advises against all travel to within 10 miles of the Afghanistan border, several Khyber Pakhtunkhwa areas, all of Balochistan, and within 10 miles of the Line of Control; against all but essential travel to within 5 miles of the India border, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sindh north of and including Nawabshah, and Dera Ghazi Khan.
• Protests are planned in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar and other cities, potentially causing road closures, transport disruption, increased security deployments, movement restrictions and temporary mobile and internet outages.
• Demonstrations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have led to road closures, suspension of mobile and internet services, and clashes between protesters and security forces with reports of injuries and loss of life.
• Regional tensions could affect Pakistan's fuel availability and pricing, leading to transport disruption and delays in some areas.
• If a severe crisis develops, practical support from the British government, including face-to-face consular support or evacuation, may be severely limited; be prepared to re-arrange your own departure at short notice.