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[[Police]] have a terrible reputation in Pakistan. In nicer states like Punjab they try to force you onto a bus but when you strongly say no, they stop a truck for you. It seems that police in Balochistan are very much against hitchhiking and will force you onto buses. In the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) the police are on high alert and a foreigner hitchhiking is to be treated with extreme caution! In 2009 [[User:Xnothingxheldxbackx|User:Taylor]] was illegally detained, beaten, harassed and accused of being CIA spy or being  Afghan and having a fake passport. Not good.
 
[[Police]] have a terrible reputation in Pakistan. In nicer states like Punjab they try to force you onto a bus but when you strongly say no, they stop a truck for you. It seems that police in Balochistan are very much against hitchhiking and will force you onto buses. In the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) the police are on high alert and a foreigner hitchhiking is to be treated with extreme caution! In 2009 [[User:Xnothingxheldxbackx|User:Taylor]] was illegally detained, beaten, harassed and accused of being CIA spy or being  Afghan and having a fake passport. Not good.
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As of 2015, most of the Sindh province is not stable, and neither is southern Punjab. Taliban have taken over some villages there, so be careful with hitchhiking cross-country.
 
As of 2015, most of the Sindh province is not stable, and neither is southern Punjab. Taliban have taken over some villages there, so be careful with hitchhiking cross-country.
  

Revision as of 21:34, 3 August 2015

Flag of Pakistan Pakistan
Information
Language: Urdu
Capital: Islamabad
Population: 188,020,000
Currency: Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
Hitchability: <rating country='pk' />
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<map lat='31' lng='70' zoom='5' view='0' height='350' country='Pakistan' float='right' />

Pakistan is a country in Southern Asia.

Police have a terrible reputation in Pakistan. In nicer states like Punjab they try to force you onto a bus but when you strongly say no, they stop a truck for you. It seems that police in Balochistan are very much against hitchhiking and will force you onto buses. In the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) the police are on high alert and a foreigner hitchhiking is to be treated with extreme caution! In 2009 User:Taylor was illegally detained, beaten, harassed and accused of being CIA spy or being Afghan and having a fake passport. Not good.

As of 2015, most of the Sindh province is not stable, and neither is southern Punjab. Taliban have taken over some villages there, so be careful with hitchhiking cross-country.

It's amazing to hitchhike in Pakistan. The Pakistani trucks are beautiful and the truck drivers very hospitable.

Cities

Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Taftan, Quetta, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Islamabad, Gilgit, Passu, Sost

Borders

Pakistan has borders with Iran, Afghanistan, China and India.

See also

A Video about crossing Pakistan from Iran to India, partially by hitchhiking: vimeo.com/84466726

A blog about the stories of a hitchhiker with many stories about Pakistan from several visits

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