Is Khapalu safe? Pakistan travel risk
Is Khapalu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Khapalu scores 54/100 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.
Khapalu scores 54/100 (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 Khapalu: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (74/100) and crime and scams (41/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Pakistan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Gilgit-Baltistan at 35.1667° N, 76.3333° E, Khapalu lies 341.7 km WSW of Islamabad. Time zone: UTC.
Gilgit-Baltistan
35.1667° N, 76.3333° E
Lowland
UTC
175,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Pakistan
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Pakistan travel advice & laws.
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