Is Saidu Sharif safe? Pakistan travel risk
Is Saidu Sharif safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Saidu Sharif 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.
Saidu Sharif 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 Saidu Sharif: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (75/100) and natural hazards (60/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 34.7500° N, 72.3572° E (elevation 957 m), Saidu Sharif lies 134.3 km SSE of Islamabad. Time zone: Asia/Karachi.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
34.7500° N, 72.3572° E
957 m
Asia/Karachi
65,000
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Saidu Sharif happened in August and September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.0 on 31 Aug 2025 (142 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 4 Sep 2025 (146 km away) — USGS details
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