Canada issues travel advisory for its citizens in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Hrnw) – Canadian government has issued a travel advisory urging its citizens to exercise a “high degree of caution” amid prevailing security situation and threat of terrorism.

According to the travel advisory, Canadian nationals in Pakistan were advised to exercise a high degree of caution due to the prevailing security situation, threat of terrorism, civil unrest, sectarian violence and kidnapping.

The country advised its nationals against traveling to the area within 50 kilometres of the border with Afghanistan, within 10km of the borders with India and Iran and the areas within 10km of the Line of Control (LoC), except the official border crossings at Wagah Border and Khunjerab Pass.