US Give Travel Warning For 35 Countries, Including Pakistan
Mahnoor Sheikh (@mahnoorsheikh03) Published April 11, 2019 | 12:16 PM
The high-threat countries will now be labelled with a "K" to communicate more clearly to US citizens the risks of kidnapping and hostage
Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 11th April, 2019) The Unites States has warned its citizens to travel to 35 countries having risk of kidnapping.
The US State Department has updated its travel advisories for 35 countries with a new indicator to highlight the risk of kidnapping and hostage taking.
The high-threat countries will now be labelled with a "K" in order to "communicate more clearly to US citizens the risks of kidnapping and hostage taking by criminal and terrorist actors around the world", the department said Tuesday.
The countries among the "K" indicator include Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine (in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine), Venezuela, and Yemen.
The announcement comes days after American tourist Kimberly Sue Endicott and her tour guide were rescued by security forces after being abducted in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park.
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