ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has banned incoming flights to Pakistan from 22 countries, including on charter and private aircrafts, with effect from April 6 until April 20, Pakistani media reported on Monday.
Pakistan is currently in the grip of a third wave of the coronavirus, and recorded 4,323 new infections in the last 24 hours, with 43 deaths.
“A notification issued by the CAA containing a list of countries was shared by the regulator with 20 countries placed in category A,” Dawn reported. “It also increased the number of countries in category C from 12 to 22.”
Category C countries are those whose nationals are not allowed entry into Pakistan and include South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, Kenya, Comoros, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Malawi, Seychelles, Somalia, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
International travelers from 20 countries in category A do not require a COVID-19 test to enter Pakistan. These countries include Australia, Bhutan, China, Fiji, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mongolia, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago and Vietnam.
All international travelers from countries other than the ones mentioned in category A require a COVID-19 PCR test for travel to Pakistan.
