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Improving security situation in Pakistan leads to change in UK Travel Advice British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner's statement on updated Travel Advice for Pakistan World news story Published 24 January 2020. From: British High Commission Islamabad The UK has changed its Travel Advice today to reflect the improved security situation in Pakistan. Today’s announcement is the result of a comprehensive review of UK travel advice for Pakistan, based on a wide-ranging assessment of the country’s security situation. This is the first major update in the Travel Advice since 2015. The improved security situation allowed for the return of British Airways to Pakistan in June 2019 and the visit by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in October 2019. Among other changes, the Advice now allows for Travel by road to the North as well as the Kalesh and Bamboret Valleys. Dr Christian Turner, British High Commissioner to Pakistan, said: Following my arrival in December 2019, I made this review of the travel advice a priority. It is great credit to the hard work of the Government of Pakistan in delivering improved security over the past five years. I am delighted that British nationals will be able to see more of what Pakistan has to offer. Notes to editors: The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) provides travel advice based on objective information to help British Nationals make better informed decisions about foreign travel. The new Travel Advice for Pakistan reduces the section of the Karakoram Highway where the FCO advises against all travel to the area between Mansehra and Chilas alone (previous travel advice covered the full route from Islamabad to Gilgit). Travellers may bypass this section by taking the alternative route through the Kaghan Valley and Babusar Pass. The FCO no longer advises against all but essential travel to