{"id":102196,"date":"2022-09-15T11:18:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T11:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/?page_id=102196"},"modified":"2023-04-26T14:46:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T14:46:16","slug":"safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/islamabad\/safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety in Islamabad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Safety<\/h3>\n

Earlier expats moving to Pakistan only relied on their leap of faith, however, time and again the country had failed at providing up-to-the-mark security to both its citizens and foreign nationals. Embassies often advise their citizens to make their public appearance as less as possible as well as limited travel across different parts of the country. However, the country has opened its arms to tourists becoming more penetrable and accepting, which can be a sigh of relief for expats.<\/p>\n

Terrorism<\/h3>\n

Terrorism is the biggest villain in the world today and the reason Pakistan\u2019s unstable political economy. While it does affect the country and its citizen, the extremist faction and terrorist groups cause trouble to the entire world. For some time now, the government has been able to keep the terrorism crisis under control, as most of them find refuge in remote areas. However, as crowded areas and gatherings are mostly the target for attacks, expats are advised to avoid such situations at all costs.<\/p>\n

Earthquakes<\/h3>\n

Falling into the earthquake prone area, Pakistan has witnessed some of the most catastrophic trembles of the world. With landslides, floods and aftershocks following, it is important that expats have their rescue plans sorted out.<\/p>\n

Diseases and vaccinations<\/h3>\n

Post-covid everyone has started taking their physical and mental health seriously. While getting covid vaccination is mandatory when switching countries, when travelling to Pakistan ensure that you are Hepatitis and Measles vaccinated. Since the public healthcare system isn\u2019t the most reliable source to obtain treatment, it is important to go for global health coverage, so that unnecessary expenditure is saved from private treatment, which can actually turn out financially exploitative in reality.<\/p>\n

These safety concerns are actually alarming, however, Islamabad<\/a> definitely holds up to its cosmopolitan modern image. Thus, expats won\u2019t have to think twice before making the big move to the city.i[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ el_class=”city-side-bar”][vc_row_inner el_class=”sidebar-section-one”][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Top Tips” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_separator color=”#ffffff” type=”full_width” thickness=”1″ up=”” down=””][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01<\/td>\nMake sure you get international medical coverage as medical treatment may be lacking.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02<\/td>\nRemember that Pakistani food is amazing, but very spicy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03<\/td>\nAlcohol is omnipresent but invisible in much of the city. Alcohol is not drunk publicly, only at home and in private circles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04<\/td>\nExpats in Islamabad are still very rare, but Pakistanis are very hospitable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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