Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has extended travel restrictions for international passengers traveling to Pakistan from category-C countries including India till 30th of this month, reported Radio Pakistan on Saturday.

According to the details, in order to curb the spread of coronavirus, CAA took the decision to impose a travel ban on passengers traveling from23 countries in Category-C.

“International travel to Pakistan from category-C countries is restricted and only allowed as per guidelines of the NCOC (National Command and Operation Centre),” read a notification issued by the Aviation Division.

As per the new rules, only Pakistanis, diplomatic passport holders, and their families would be allowed to enter Pakistan under certain SOPs including a 72-hour old PCR test before boarding a flight to Pakistan.

Pakistan has placed South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Comoros, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Malawi, Seychelles, Somalia, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela and India in its Category-C list.

Whereas, the passengers coming from 20 category-A countries including China, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Tajikistan, and Saudi Arabia do not require a COVID-19 PCR test before entry into Pakistan.

It said that all countries not specified in categories A and C fell in category B.