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Covid-19: Pakistan makes vaccination certificate mandatory for domestic air travel
A general view of the check-in area at the Islamabad international airport.
Islamabad - The new rule will come into effect from August 1.
Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has said that a Covid-19 vaccination certificate is now mandatory for domestic air travel, and urged the public to get vaccinated by July 31 in order to avoid any inconvenience.
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The authority took to Twitter to announce the restriction aimed at encouraging Covid-19 vaccination.
The NCOC tweet mentioned that from August 1, a Covid-19 vaccination certificate will be mandatory for domestic air travel.
"Get yourself vaccinated by July 31 and get a vaccination certificate to avoid any inconvenience," it further said.
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