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Hong Kong airport bans transit passengers from 153 countries

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HONG KONG – Passengers from more than 150 nations will be banned from transiting through Hong Kong, its airport said Friday, in the latest tightening of the city’s strict anti-virus travel measures. The move deepens Hong Kong’s global isolation as the city pursues a staunch zero-Covid policy, and creates new headaches for airlines some of … Read more

Philippines set to lift Covid travel ban on Pakistan, 9 others

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Reuters: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is lifting a ban on travellers from 10 countries, including Pakistan, India and the United Arab Emirates, the presidential spokesperson announced on Saturday. The ban will be lifted on Monday, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement. The travel ban, which was first imposed on April 27 due to … Read more

Philippines lifts travel bans on 10 countries, including Pakistan

Philippines lifts travel bans on 10 countries, including Pakistan

The Philippine government has eased travel bans on the spread of the coronavirus and removed 10 countries from the red list. According to the British news agency Reuters, on Saturday, the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, announced the lifting of the ban on the entry of travellers from 10 countries, including Pakistan and the … Read more

Philippines extends travel ban on India, 9 other countries as Delta variant spreads

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MANILA: The Philippines has extended the travel ban for all inbound travelers from India and nine other countries till September 5 as the Covid-19 Delta variant spreads across the country, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday. Roque said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte approved the travel ban extension after the current ban expired on Tuesday. … Read more

Philippines extends travel ban on passengers from 10 countries, including Pakistan

Philippines lifts travel bans on 10 countries, including Pakistan

The Philippines has announced an extension of travel bans on travellers from 10 countries, including Pakistan and India, until the end of August. According to the British news agency Reuters, the Philippine presidential spokesman said on Friday that “this decision has been made in view of the increase in the delta, a highly contagious strain … Read more

Pakistan bans unvaccinated people from domestic air travel

According to authorities, Pakistan has banned unvaccinated people from domestic air travel after the COVID-19 cases in the country exceeded one million on Sunday. This travel restriction is imposed by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). Furthermore, travel ban on unvaccinated persons above the age of 18 starting August 1. According to a NCOC document, “Restriction … Read more

Saudi Arabia Imposes Travel Ban On Three Countries, Including UAE

Saudi Arabia Imposes Travel Ban On Three Countries, Including UAE

The Saudi Interior Ministry on Saturday morning issued new travel guidelines banning Saudi citizens from travelling directly or indirectly to the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia and Vietnam without prior permission. According to Arab News and the state-run news agency SPA, flights to and from the three countries are being suspended from 11 pm on Sunday, … Read more

Malaysia announces travel ban on citizens of Pakistan

Malaysia announces travel ban on citizens of Pakistan

Malaysia has announced a travel ban on citizens of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal. According to the media reports, the move followed a temporary ban on flights from and to India to stop a new Covid-19 variant from entering Malaysia. Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who announced the ban, however, did not state the … Read more

Oman imposes travel ban on Pakistan due to COVID-19

Malaysia announces travel ban on citizens of Pakistan

Oman has imposed a travel ban on Pakistan.

According to details, the travel ban on Pakistan will start from 6 pm today.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Oman has informed the airlines flying from Pakistan to Oman including PIA and CAA.

According to the Oman Civil Aviation Authority, India and Bangladesh have also been banned from traveling.

It is pertinent to mention here that earlier today 47 flights from all over the world to and from Karachi Airport were canceled.

In this regard, CAA said that 11 flights of Syrian Airlines to and from Karachi have been canceled while 7 flights of PIA, 6 flights of Saudi Air, and 6 flights of Emirates Airlines were canceled.

In addition, 3 flights of Sri Lankan Air, Gulf, and Fly Dubai of Air Sial were also canceled.

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Saudi Arabia Bans Entry From Pakistan, 20 Other Countries

Saudi Arabia Bans Entry From Pakistan, 20 Other Countries

Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned citizens, diplomats, medical workers and their families from 20 countries, including Pakistan, from entering the country from 9 pm on February 3. The Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement that the decision to suspend the entry of citizens from these 20 countries was made in view of the epidemic … Read more

Saudi Arabia To Lift Travel Ban From May 17

Saudi Arabia To Lift Travel Ban From May 17

The Saudi Interior Ministry has said that the date of arrival and departure from airports, ports and border checkpoints has been extended in view of the steady rise in cases of the coronavirus. Travel restrictions will now be lifted from May 17, 2021, instead of March 31. An Interior Ministry official said in a statement … Read more

Saudi Arabia to lift travel ban by the end of March 2021

Saudi Arabia to lift travel ban

On Friday, Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry has decided to lift the temporary travel ban by the end of March which was imposed to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.

According to the details, the decision will come into force on March 31ss, 2021, however, it will have certain measures.

The Saudi citizens will be allowed to travel anywhere outside the Kingdom and return easily when the ban eases, said the KSA interior ministry.

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Biden to revoke Muslim ban on first day in the White House

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Revoking Donald Trump’s travel ban on Muslim majority nations will be one out of the four executive orders which President Joe Biden plans to issue. The executive orders will include rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement, restoring the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme and rejoining the World Health Organization. On Saturday, US media outlets projected … Read more

Ayesha Omar shares throwback pictures as she misses traveling

Renowned Pakistani actress Ayesha Omar has been sharing frequently her throwback pictures of traveling on social media account, as the ongoing pandemic has put a hold on everyone’s travel plans. Although many countries around the world have eased the border restrictions, still the Government asked everyone to avoid nonessential travel due to coronavirus. Ayesha shared … Read more

1200 Flights Cancelled with fears over new virus outbreak

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Amid fear over new virus outbreak, at least 1,255 scheduled flights cancelled from Beijing’s main airports. Authorities rushed to contain a new coronavirus outbreak linked to Xinfadi a wholesale food market. The capital reported fresh new 31 cases in a single day. With concerns growing about the second wave of coronavirus infections in China, which … Read more