Advising its citizens to reconsider visiting Pakistan due to terrorism, the US on Friday issued the highest level travel alert for the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along with the Line of Control.

The Level 4 of US travel advisory means asking citizens not to travel to the provinces of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along with the LoC. The rest of the areas in Pakistan continues to remain on Level 3 of the travel alert.

“Do not travel to the India-Pakistan border. Militant groups are known to operate in the area. India and Pakistan maintain a strong military presence on both sides of the border,” the State Department said.Indian and Pakistani military forces periodically exchange gunfire and artillery fire across the LoC, the advisory said.

“Do not travel to KPK province, which includes the former FATA. Active terrorist and insurgent groups routinely conduct attacks against civilians, non-governmental organisations, government offices and security forces,” the State Department said.