To ask if you would visit here for a family wedding?

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Hi all
I hope I do not offend anyone from or previously living /currently even in Pakistan the very reason I am asking for opinions is because I don't know enough about the current situation to come to a conclusion.

A close relative is getting married in Pakistan next year. My DH is not keen for me to go as with some research online (have to admit- this is pretty worrying: www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/pakistan)
as well as speaking to several friends who have experience in the country - he believes the risk of kidnapping /or other dangerous situation is quite very high as a foreigner there. I have 2 young DC- who would not be coming but does make me more nervous of taking any risks.

Can you share thoughts on what would you do? If anyone has experience in/of Pakistan I'd be very grateful.
I have heard and seen from pictures what a stunning country it is and I have no doubt any risk would be minimal and the likelihood is the wedding would be a lovely occasion and all would be fine- ....?

Bumping- thanks.

I wouldn’t. A friend was asked to go there for a month or so for her work and after looking into it she point blank refused. It does depend a bit where you’ll be and what you’ll be doing, but it’s a risky place to go.

My parents went as part of a tour group, they had a security team with them (as organised by the tour company)

Thanks very much both- not really that encouraging so far then..

If you don't feel comfortable, don't go, you won't enjoy yourself.

However, to put the FCO advice in perspective, have a look at places like Belgium and Spain - the advice seems pretty terrifying too. As it says, nearly half a million British nationals travelled to Pakistan last year and most of their visits were trouble free.

Are you travelling to or through any of the areas the FCO advises against? Where are you staying and how are you travelling? Do you look obviously western? Where is the wedding? In a hotel? If you aren't travelling to a hotspot, you are being picked up by family in a car at the airport and staying in a private home, and the wedding is not in an international hotel popular with tourists, the risk is very different from staying in a big hotel in a high risk location and using public transport to get around or if the wedding is in a remote area where Daesh is active.

I wouldnt for the simple reason the cultureis known for it's tolerance of outsiders nor their respect towards women. Very sad as it is a beautiful country up in the mountains. It's a large country, where would you be going ?

'would you go' is so open ended, it's like asking if you'd go to England when that means anything from Rochdale to Mayfair.

wikitravel.org/en/Pakistan

No way

Nope! No way.

Where abouts in Pakistan?
Would you be travelling with other people?
Would you be staying in a hotel, or with your relatives.

Pakistan has some beautiful parts.

My friend is Pakistani and her dad lives in Pakistan. When she visits her family she can't go out without an armed escort.

Very worrying responses... no experience myself but would make me think twice OP.

Whereabouts? Islamabad and Karachi are fine - other places not so fine. Just like any other country.

Would you be going in a big group with some big men with guns or are you being left to sort yourselves out?

Dd has friends who live between The UK and Pakistan, they have security whenever they leave their compound (to be fair they are very rich).