The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Saturday in a notification stated that the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to be followed by all inbound travellers to Pakistan,
have been extended till March 18th. A list of co
untries, classified under c
ategories A, B, and C, was also shared by the aviation authority. According to the notification, travel to Pakistan from C
ategory C co
untries is temporarily restricted and only allowed with NOC from the CAA and corona negative test report. The number of C
ategory C co
untries is eight
and it in
cludes South Africa, United Kingdom, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal, The Netherlands, Botswana and Zambia. C
ategory A co
untries “do not require Covid-19 PCR test before entry into Pakistan,” according to the CAA notification. These co
untries, 24 in all, included Australia, China, Iraq, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore. All co
untries not listed in C
ategory A or C fall under C
ategory B. Travellers from these co
untries coming to Pakistan will require a negative Covid-19 PCR test which must
have been taken 72 hours before travel at the most.