WASHINGTON – The United States (US) has urged its citizens to reconsidertravel to Pakistan mainly due to terrorism and risks to civil aviationoperating within or near the country.
The Federal Aviation Administration, in a notice issued on Wednesday, saidthat terrorist groups continue to plot possible attacks in Pakistan.
“Reconsider travel to Pakistan due to terrorism,” the State Department saidin a latest travel advisory.
It asked Americans not to travel to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP) provinces, including the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas(FATA), due to terrorism, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir area due to terrorismand the potential for armed conflict.
Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Pakistan, it said,adding that terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targetingtransportation hubs, markets, shopping malls, military installations,airports, universities, tourist locations, schools, hospitals, places ofworship and government facilities.
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Noting the threat of terrorism in Balochistan and KP including theerstwhile FATA, the State Department said large-scale terrorist attackshave resulted in hundreds of casualties over the last several years.
India and Pakistan maintain a strong military presence on both sides of theborder, the warning said.
