Is Kalu Khan safe? Pakistan travel risk
Is Kalu Khan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kalu Khan scores 57/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Pakistan Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 16 Jun 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 13 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kalu Khan scores 57/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Pakistan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kalu Khan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (74/100) and natural hazards (62/100).
A score of 57 is higher than the scores of 81% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Pakistan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 34.2167° N, 72.3000° E within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kalu Khan is situated 91.4 km SE of Islamabad.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
34.2167° N, 72.3000° E
Lowland
UTC
39,432
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Pakistan
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kalu Khan happened in July, August and November (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.0 on 31 Aug 2025 (147 km away) — USGS details
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