Pakistan

Level highupdated 4 min ago
Open alert types
Air quality
What governments advise19 states tracked
8 nothing to report3 increased caution7 advise against non-essential travel1 advise against all travel
Mira Safe's take

Caution is called for: check the situation area by area before you go.

Recent terror attack (North Waziristan District, 2 days ago): the country level factors in a risk of follow-on incidents for 7 days.

2alerts in progress8 / 19states advise against travel4.3homicides / 100,000 inhab.70events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Pakistan?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 70 events there, including 42 severe. The most frequent: Terror attack, Earthquake, Flood.

Is there a government travel advisory for Pakistan?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 8 advise against travel and 3 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Pakistan: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Poor air quality (US AQI 156) — Lahore

7 hours ago · Mira Weather

High

UK (FCDO) travel advisory — Pakistan

4 months ago · 19 sources

High

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts — they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Pakistan?

The UK FCDO advises against all travel to some areas of the country, and against all but essential travel to other areas. The United States places Pakistan at level 3, reconsider travel. Both notices are limited to certain areas. We rate the country 4, the top of our scale. Over the last 12 months we recorded 33 events, 17 of them severe. Armed violence carries the highest stakes here: 7 events, 6 of them severe. Earthquakes come next, 9 events with 2 severe, and they follow no season. Flooding, heat and storms do have a season: June counts 10 events, August 9, July 7. January, February and April count 1 each. Recorded homicides run at 4.3 per 100,000 against a world median of 2.1. That figure covers homicide only, nothing else.

What it changes for a nomad

Read both advisories before you choose a base, because they exclude some areas and not others. A stay of several weeks turns on the June to August stretch, when heat, storms and flooding arrive together and road and air links give way first. Air quality is its own matter, 4 events with 3 severe, and it reaches anyone working indoors all day. Earthquakes have no season, so a calm arrival month proves nothing. Three alerts are live right now, so look at them before moving between cities. January, February and April are the quietest months recorded, 1 event each, and that is the calmer window if you can choose your dates.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 23, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    The UK FCDO advises against all travel to some areas of Pakistan and against all but essential travel to others. Conflict is your highest concern here: 7 events recorded, 6 of them severe, affecting movement and security in ways the official advisory flags. Earthquakes are frequent too (8 in the last 12 months, 2 severe), and they can hit anywhere without warning. Floods arrive regularly, especially when monsoon rains peak. Air quality spikes can be severe and restrict outdoor activity. Homicide rate is 4.3 per 100,000, above the world median of 2.1. The country sits at level 4—stay alert and stay informed.

To watch right now

  • Three alerts are live: a storm at severity 4, air quality at 3 and a travel advisory at 3.
  • The travel advisory is among the recent items, so check which areas it names before you book anything.

To watch as a rule

  • Flooding and storms from June to August, the busiest stretch of the year.
  • Summer heat, 2 episodes recorded, both severe.
  • Earthquakes, with no season and no warning, 9 over the year.
  • Air quality, which comes back regularly, 4 events with 3 severe.

Good reflexes

  • Re-read your own government notice before every move between cities.
  • Keep water, a charged battery pack and a lamp at home through the summer.
  • Ask your host which streets go under water in the rains, before you commit to weeks.
  • Download an offline map and write down your building's exact address.
  • Check the air quality reading before a long day outdoors.

Pakistan: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

Reconsider travel
Converging advisories fromAustraliaAustriaCanadaDenmarkUnited Kingdom (FCDO)FinlandFrance (Quai d'Orsay)Germany (Auswärtiges Amt)IrelandItalyJapanSouth KoreaNetherlandsNew ZealandPolandSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUS State Department

the official notice lists the areas concerned

Zones cited by government advisories

Advised against (all travel)

  • Baluchistan
  • Azad Kashmir
  • F.A.T.A.
  • N.W.F.P.
  • Peshawar
  • Northern Areas
  • Quetta
  • Bannu

Except: Abbottabad · Lahore

Advised against unless essential

  • Azad Kashmir
  • Punjab
  • Sind
  • Northern Areas
  • Karachi
  • Islamabad
  • Rawalpindi
  • Lahore
  • F.C.T.
  • Baluchistan
  • N.W.F.P.
  • Bannu
  • Faisalabad

Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.

  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential
  • Cities excluded from the zone

Pakistan: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • Road deaths: 13 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • New displacements, conflict: 0.01 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Homicides: 4.3 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Air quality (PM2.5): 58.4 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 45 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Physicians: 1.2 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Hospital beds: 0.63 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 67.8 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, disasters: 2.9 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
58.4µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Safely managed drinking water
45% of the population · 2024

Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better

Road deaths
13per 100,000 people · 2019

Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
1.2per 1,000 people · 2021

Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
0.63per 1,000 people · 2020

Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
67.8years · 2024

Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, conflict
0.01per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (0.48) · lower is better

2,800 people in total

New displacements, disasters
2.9per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (0.73) · lower is better

732,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
4.5per 1,000 people · 2025

1,159,038 people in total

119,502 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

6.6/10 — very high

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

4.3homicides per 100,000 people (2023)

Close to the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

2,011documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-06. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Pakistan: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 34 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Terror attack1414 14 severe
  • Armed attack99 9 severe
  • Earthquake3
  • Civil unrest3
  • Internet outage21 1 severe
  • Air quality21 1 severe
  • Storm11 1 severe

Last 12 months · 70 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Terror attack1515 15 severe
  • Earthquake132 2 severe
  • Flood11
  • Armed attack99 9 severe
  • Armed conflict76 6 severe
  • Air quality43 3 severe
  • Internet outage32 2 severe
  • Civil unrest3

+ 3 more types · 5 events

By month

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