London/Islamabad, 17 September 2021 (TDI): The UK has removed Pakistan from the Red list for travel. Earlier there was a ban on Pakistanis to travel from Pakistan to the UK. Kenya, Oman, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Maldives, Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh are being moved out of the red list and into the ROW list.
British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Christian Turner confirmed the news via Twitter. He was delighted to announce that Pakistan is no longer on the UK’s Red List. He thanked many officials for their close collaboration.
Pleased to confirm 🇵🇰 is off the red list. I know how difficult the last 5 months were for so many who rely on close links between 🇬🇧 & 🇵🇰. Grateful to @fslsltn @Asad_Umar & superb @nhsrcofficial @OfficialNcoc @NIH_Pakistan @drsafdar64 team for their close collaboration.
— Christian Turner (@CTurnerFCDO) September 17, 2021
It included Asad Umer, Faisal Sultan, Rana Muhammad Safdar, Ministry of National Health Services, and National Institute of Health. He expressed to continue working closely in order to safeguard public health in Pakistan and the UK.
Good to know finally the right decision taken to take Pakistan off red list. UK high commission in Pak has been supportive throughout. Support for conveying facts about the covid situation in Pakistan by UK parliamentarians is also highly appreciated https://t.co/LrIKX5ycRP
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) September 17, 2021
Pakistani Minister Asad Umar appreciated the support of the UK High Commission in Pakistan.
