I personally lost my personal and educational documents, my laptop etc while staying in Lahore. It was a house Burglary but I didn't register a complain due to in corporative behavior of Police stations and personal security issues. Policemen were thinking as I have hidden my own stuffs. Besides Residence of the Area forced me not to go to the police stations and register complains. Therefore I wrote an email to my University and got a duplicate of my educational documents. After the personal experience I also want you to be very careful while traveling in Pakistan, because you are on your own.
Emergency numbers
Government Helplines
Here are the thing you must do before travelling from Karachi to Islamabad.
Travelling from Karachi to Islamabad and don't know from where to start?
While travelling in Pakistan from Karachi to Islamabad, Lahore or vice verse, you need to plan your journey very well. Which means of transport would you like to travel with? the timings, dates.
There are Planes, Trains and passenger busses that leaves multiple time a day. Definitely Flights are expensive because of the short duration. Trains takes 24-26 hours from Karachi till Islamabad. The price is cheaper than of flights. There are 3 categories, that are offers by the Pakistan Railways
- Economy
- Lower AC Standards
- Business class
But not all trains are have all these 3 categories. Therefore you need to check which option is available before travelling from Karachi to Islamabad.
The 3rd option is travelling by Passenger Buses. Though Buses are comfortable (AC, Wifi, food, stops) but if you travel by Bus on a long route than it’s a bit hectic due to their congested seats. Besides their are much security concerns while traveling by Bus in Pakistan.
Karachi to Islamabad by Air
If you want to travel from Karachi to Islamabad by Air and want to book a budget ticket than
here is a website that offers budget air tickets from different airlines. All you need is your Debit/ Credit Card, Passport. After completing your registration, buy your ticket save them in your mobile, but the best way is to print it out, so you won't lose it easily.
You can also check the flight times and try to be at the Airport at least 2 hours before your flight, because of Rush and security and general Airport's formalities.
Karachi to Islamabad by Train
If you are planning to travel with the Train than here is the list of 2 Apps.
Here are 2 very useful Apps offers by Pakistan Railways to book a Train ticket online. It is great if you print out or save the ticket in your Mobile, after purchasing the ticket. Besides the early you book the better seats option you will get.
To book tickets of Green Line, that offers less stops and requires 22 Hours from Karachi till Islamabad, download this App and register yourself.
But if you are planning to travel with Trains that offers long schedules from Karachi till Islamabad than please visit this link and download this Apps. Once you are registered you can book your seats and purchase the tickets online.
Karachi to Islamabad by Bus
But if you want to travel with the bus, than here are the list of Apps.
here is a website that is offering budget tickets. Please keep in mind that different Bus services have different bus station in Islamabad/ Rawalpindi.