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As a female traveller; do not travel alone at night and if you do go out ensure you have a male escort.
In hotels make sure your door is bolted, we had frequent occurances of hotel staff entering the room without knocking; hoping to glimpse some skin (I think).
Respect the culture, keep your head, neck, arms and legs covered the best way to do this is to purchase clothing from a local market. Leave a Comment
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its islamic and partly very fundamental place.I warn about letting people know if you are from any of those countries who bombed Iraq or belong to NATO,NO army-clothes(wear local style).one beautiful and grazy lady travelled alone.please dont go girl alone,find some dude to come along and wear a ring ,its much easier.northern tribes are totally other friendly story! Leave a Comment
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Punjabi's are hardy race, strong on tradition and dignity. Do and don't in this country, please see at my ASIA page. A few tips regards on WoD as an extra enlist here :-
1) Don't photograph military installations, bridges or airports.
2) Photograph women, except readily agree.
3) Don't travel during the night camp in remote and secluded areas.
4) Don't swim or bathe in the fast flowing streams and river of the northern valley.
PHOTO : THE CITY OF ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, Leave a Comment
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Pakistan has a very volitile, wild feel to it. There are many lawless parts and much corruption, violence etc. Guns are a normal sight on the streets and most people own them. It can be very intimidating for men and women, but worse for women. As a woman, I would not recommend you travel in Pakistan on your own. You will attract a lot of attention as generally, you see very few women out in the streets. As a western woman, you may be seen as someone with 'loose morals' and expect to be touched and grabbed. I stayed veiled in Pakistan, but still had unwanted attention.
Just be careful, and never let anyone become over friendly with you. Pakistani people are very friendly though, and if you are with a 'partner', they will be very respectful and go out of their way to help you. Sorry to give you a horror story, but a friend of mine was befriended by a Pakistani man in islamabad, who showed him round the city all day, then drugged him through some tea and robbed him !! Please don't be put off Pakistan though, just be wary.
Don't accept drinks from people on buses or trains, as this drugging thing has happened on them aswell !!
Don't let anyone into your hotel room, they may try and plant drugs on you. The police are also corrupt and have tried in the past, to obtain money from travellers by planting drugs, this way you pay the 'backsheesh' (bribe) to get out of trouble (even though you didn't have drugs on you). If this does happen to you, pay the backsheesh and get out of there quickly, you don't want to even get as far as the police station. !!
However, after all the negativity above don't get too paranoid, just be sensible and wary and you'll be fine, Pakistan really is a rewarding place to visit.
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Attention transit passengers:
If you transit Karachi with an overnight, volunteer to pay for your hotel. The Airport Hotel, where PIA will put you up, is a first-rate flea-bag. Forwarned is forearmed! Leave a Comment
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1: If you are flying in or out of Pakistan or even transiting through a terminal and have to go through security, make sure you remove batteries from cameras, laptops, or other electronic devices and pack them in your checked luggage. For some reason best known to their security people, batteries of any sort are seen as a potential security threat. If they aren't removed, they can be -- and often are -- confiscated.
2: Expect at least four layers of security before boarding an aircraft. All bags are x-rayed before entering the terminal, where only ticketed passengers are allowed. The next is after check-in and before Immigration where the authorities will check to make certain that you have a tag on each and every item you are carrying on board. Each tag is then stamped by the official, who will do a physical search of the carry-ons. Next is another security check before leaving the gate, and the final one is a check at the entrance to the aircraft to make sure that each of your carry-on tags have been stamped. At this point, each tag will be torn.
3: If you have a camera that is functioning without its batteries, be very circumspect taking photographs while inside the airport. This is a major infraction and could put you in the clink, not a pleasant thought in Pakistan. Leave a Comment
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1] People of Pakistan are generally very firendly but literacy rate is around 46 % . Its not difficult to communicate.
2] English is widely understood but Urdu language brings out warmth and immediate help.
3] Don't try to entangle with religion. Better accept what you see with a smile.
4] Bending the rules is common.Be flexible.
5] Visitor should look for local guidance and help.
6] Actual address is very difficult to locate. Please get local map and help.
7] Women should have a scarf on sholder . Avoid nudity and undue attraction or exposer.
8] Women will look more beautiful in local clothes . Which are cheap, colorful and comfortable.
9] One should NOT hesitate to bargain which is normal and expected. You can buy the item sometimes at 25-50 % of asking price
10] Negotiate thourghly before any any commitment ,taxi,hotel , trip etc.
11] Drink only bottled water, soft drink ,tea/coffee.
12] Eat only hygenic food.
Good Luck and Enjoy Pakistan. Phone: Call 15 or similar SOSOther Contact: Go to nearest Police, Hotel or a
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Be aware especially at night of stray dogs, at night when you are driving you will see lots of dogs on the roadside because they have been hit and killed and people move them out of the road, it is not only dogs but also cats, chickens, goats and many other animals that will be seen.
The worst things is you will see other animals eating other animals on the roadsides and you can see kids playing which im sure is not hygenic
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