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Pakistan

Capital · Islamabad

The Karakoram Highway to Hunza — arguably the most spectacular road on earth.

🇵🇰Islamabad
The essentials

Pakistan at a glance

Capital
Islamabad
Region
South Asia
Currency
Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Languages
Urdu · English
Dialling code
+92
Plan around it

Public holidays & key dates in Pakistan

Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.

Aug 14Independence Day
Mar 23Pakistan Day
VariesEid al-Fitr & Eid al-Adha date varies date varies
Dec 25Quaid-e-Azam Day
Getting in

Visas for African passports

Entry rules for Pakistan differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.

The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.

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On the ground

Ask before you land

Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.

The Pakistan channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.

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