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Pakistan travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Pakistan: travel advice level, plug type C/D/G, 230V, emergency 1122, currency PKR.

📷 Islamabad · Tahsin Shah · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid all travel to parts Updated 2026-10-27

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about regional tensions (‘Warnings and insurance’ page)

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalIslamabad
CurrencyPKR
LanguagesUrdu, English
Calling code+92
Emergency numbers1122 · 15
Plug typesType C, Type D, Type G
Voltage230 V
Driving sideLeft
Population224M
Type CType DType G

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📷 Photos

Bilalhassan88 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
KittyKaht from Hong Kong, Hong Kong · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Molendijk, Bart / Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · Commons
Dr Ghulam Nabi Kazi · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Sadequain · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
USAID Pakistan · Public domain · Commons
Muhammad zahid ansari · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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