Does a UK citizen need a transit visa for Pakistan?
I know, dumb question again but I am struggling to get "consistent" information and wondering if anyone here had a similar experience. That and I'm having issues contacting airline/embassy, so thought I might just ask here in the meantime.
I bought cheap flights (feel free to berate me as much as I am myself for it) that do the following:
London --> Lahore (connecting flight) ---> Islamabad ---> Beijing --> Tokyo.
Ticket shows onward to Tokyo. I am in Pakistan for less than 24 hours (19 to be exact).
I am a British National (dual citizen of Australia by descent). I am assuming the connecting flight from Lahore to Islamabad is domestic. However, if I have an onward ticket showing that I am leaving the country, do I really need a transit visa for this? If I'm just stupid (which I'm confident I am), is someone able to break down why?
Cheers and let me know if you need anything more.
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