Is it safe to travel to Pakistan for holiday ? I’m going to Karimabad, where there are nice mountains.?
Will also pass through Islamabad and Gilgit. Going there end of May. Just worried I might be kidnapped by terrorists … haha. Well, I’m an asian, not a US citizen.
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Be careful, have a well armed body guard and pay up your insurance, good luck and may God watch over you.
I was in Gilgit when war broke out between Sunnis and Shi’ites who disagreed on the time of the official end of Ramadan.Sixteen people were killed,but I felt totally safe because the people made it obvious that I wasn’t anything to do with the disagreement.Karimabad,in the Hunza Valley,is possibly the last place on earth where you’re likely to run into any trouble.Forget Islamabad,go to Rawalpindi,its neighbor.You’ll enjoy Pakistan,and if you have more time,go from Pindi to Peshawar.
That is propably the worst thing to do right now. 1) Being an american citizen–unless you look like them or have similar background. 2) Any person can be a target
3) Why do americans want to visit places of danger for holiday?
Yes it is, unless you go to the small area where there is unrest. The northern area is very pretty and quite safe.
Don’t believe all the propaganda the U.S. and the news media puts out. They always exaggerate events..mainly to make news more interesting. When the media shows Pakistan, they always show the poor people in the slums. Most Americans have no idea what a beautiful country it is up north or the beaches down south. They are quite westernized and speak very good English. I deal with a lot of them and seen many pictures & learned a lot about the people. There are many well-spoken & educated people; unfortunately, they aren’t the masses that comes to the U.S. We send a lot of people there, and no one has had any problems there.