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Active notices

• • Global Polio
• • Global Measles
• • Extensively Drug-Resistant Typhoid Fever in Pakistan

Vaccines

Recommended:

Staying safe

• •In an emergency, call the police by 15 from any landline phone. To get an ambulance, dial 115 and 1122 from any landline or mobile phone.
• •Several extremist movements are active in the country, including the Pakistan So-called Taliban Movement (TTP), which seeks to destabilise the country's governance through terrorist attacks,…
• •Terrorists and organised crime have occasionally taken people hostage.
• •In big cities, there can be large gaps in security between the 'better off' areas and those inhabited by the less well-off. Be vigilant and avoid walking in the dark.
• •Westerners should avoid staying near mosques, especially during Friday afternoon prayers and major religious holidays.
• •As of April 2026, Pakistan is at war with Afghanistan, and it is advised to avoid the Afghan border.

Staying healthy

• •Pakistan has lower hygiene standards than those of Western nations.
• •Visitors are strongly advised to refrain from drinking tap water, which contains many impurities; many Pakistani locals themselves drink boiled or purified water, and you should drink only boiled, filtered or bottled water.
• •Take precautions against dengue fever and malaria, both spread by mosquitoes.
• •No prophylaxis or cure is available for dengue fever.
• •In the summer it gets very hot, so stay hydrated.
• •Do not eat food that has been lying out for some time, as high temperatures speed up deterioration. Avoid posh but unfrequented restaurants.