I Accidentally Got Police Escorted in Pakistan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 พ.ค. 2024
- During our travels in Pakistan, we accidentally found ourselves entering a restricted area, forcing us to travel with police escorts. So, follow along to see what it's like to travel with the police on your back, while exploring places like Derawar Fort and Bahawalpur.
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I'm Flora, a female adventurer passionate about hiking, nature, and exploring off-the-beaten-path destinations. My goal is to show what it's truly like to travel in Pakistan - specifically as a female foreigner - and show that it isn’t like what Western media portrays it to be.
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*🛣️ Journey Highlights:*
*Derawar Fort: nestled in the Cholistan desert, we wander through this ancient fort, discovering all its weathered corridors and hidden corners. Despite the police escort and their constant presence, the fort was absolutely beautiful.
*Bahawalpur: Follow us through Bahawalpur's historic sites, from the central library to the Noor Mahal. It offers a glimpse into the challenges of exploring under the watchful gaze of security forces.
*Impact on Tourism: As our journey concludes, I reflect on the impact of such security measures on tourism in Pakistan. While safety is crucial, I question the necessity of these restrictions and hope for a future where the true beauty of this country can be explored without limitations.
⏰ *Details:*
Time of Visit: November 21-24th, 2023
📷 *Gear:*
All shot on iPhone 14 Pro.
📍 *Timestamps:*
0:00 - Accidentally entering a restricted area
1:43 - Talking to the police officer
3:24 - Police-escorted drive Derawar Fort
5:04 - Exploring Derawar Fort
7:09 - Dinner problems
9:40 - Exploring Bahawalpur
13:18 - Concluding Thoughts
Also, keep an eye out on Oskar's TH-cam channel in the upcoming weeks! He's gonna post a bunch of videos about our adventures too: @oskarhladisch
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The shear fear that if something happens to a foreigner, Pakistan will be held accountable. It's breaks my heart honestly. We must have done something that made them this fearful, it's sad. People in Pakistan seem like the kindest people❤
So why don't uh go try to stay there for few days 😅 I'm sure that your perception would not be the same in this life 😂
@@mukultomar6772 Why don't you come to Pakistan and spend some time? Your point of view will surely change.
@@mukultomar6772 Come visit it yourself then. Stay for more than a few days, we don't mind. You'll see things differently afterwards.
It's mainly due to the fact that western people are very quick to generalize and show hate towards all.
If a western tourist does something stupid and lands in trouble then no one will blame the tourist but the whole country.
Just last week in India, a spanish biker was camping out in nowhere and was raped. These are the areas where the locals will avoid travel at night and let alone camping there.
thanks 😍
I am very glad To our Police Department, They have done good job with kindness and trust I salute them.❤❤❤❤
Can common tax payer "Pakistani", expect such "Police Escorting Services" without offering them "Chai Pani (Tea Bags)".... ????
@shahbaznaeem9377 yes, But in such way. I always feel secure on Roads and streets throughout KPK .
@@shahbaznaeem9377 exactly
@@shahbaznaeem9377 There is a reason behind everything, if you can't see the reason behind this then you shouldn't be talking.
Appreciate it, Flora! I really enjoy watching your and it's awesome. I'm grateful for the positive representation of Pakistan you showcase.
The Security is standard , yes it can be annoying , but god forbid if any mishap happens(which is very unlikely tbh) , the whole media targets the state and it gives a really bad picture , hence the escort .
We are trying very hard to make your visits safe .
Its only in very fews places too , hope you enjoy
Pakistan is not a safe and secure place for foreign tourists, especially female foreign tourists. Foreigner should think twice before they visit Pakistan.
Mwahahahaha at you. Why has nothing happened to you since your birth. You were born and grew up in Pakistan. Has anything happened to u yet? Stop spreading paranoia. It’s only giving Pakistan a bad rep. These people don’t know about the corruptions of police in Pakistan. Police are the biggest terrorists in Pakistan. It’s hard to find anyone more corrupt than the police in Pakistan. Flora be warned about the dacoits escorting you. It’s the most corrupt police force in Pakistan the Punjabi police.
Just don’t visit such benchootie country to begin with then all good
I just wanted to say how much I appreciate how positive your attitude is. I can tell it has been frustrating and tiring for you but you are still trying to see everything in a positive light. God bless you and I hope you have a fantastic time over there :)
It all happening after The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and then The USA came and brought all the problems for us and Afghanis. Before that our country was very safe yes it is annoying but still it's for your safety and you are our guests that's why we want you to be safe and sound. Peace ❤❤❤
Look at the cop blaming India. lol lol. Like Indians are going to pinpoint and shoot you anywhere across the border. lol lol lol paranoia of the cop.
You guys get lot of money BCS of Afghanistan..you just a terrorist sponsor country.. don't blame others
Tf are you mumbling about ???
@user-gq8ep8ry2v TF which u did in Afghanistan.
100% agreed
Better safe than sorry. I am glad you are safe and can continue this beautiful trip. 🙏
I’ve really enjoyed your series of travel videos of Pakistan. You present such an honest experience of each place and enjoy travel in a similar way that I do: little plans, spontaneous adventure etc.
I will be heading to Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Chitral and Gilgit in late September to enjoy northern Pakistan in its autumnal colours.
Thank you and good luck with your travels. I look forward to more content. Hopefully Oskar will release some more videos as well.
Best wishes
You're welcome here Sir its an honor to have you guys here Any kinda help from me would be privilege to give :)
Good travel plan, I hope you enjoy it.
Make sure to Visit Naran, Kagan, Nahia Gali as well. :)
Our people are very hostile and welcoming over there.
Thanks for sharing this! Hope you enjoyed your time in Pakistan:)
Love the video the ups and downs make it very interesting its a real experience. More please!
Just loving the way you showed my country in your videos, thank you for all the positivity hope you’ll come again someday and you won’t need police escort
A Pakistani friend of mine told me that in Pakistan you will not be a tourist but a guest of everyone. Now I wait he invite me to Pakistan 😅. Love from Germany 🇩🇪🇵🇰
If you will come Pakistan you are automatically a guest. Every one will host you according to his level
If I can invite must have invite you but I m not in position
3:48 every police station is responsible for security in their area. Since police decided to provide you security, it was coordinated with all the police stations on the route.
it still doesnt make sense as there are not any security threats there
@@hamix0137 brother countless security threats.
south punjab dont have ANY terrorist activity at all@@Maxbushnell
very much enjoyed your blog you defenitely hit the nail on the head with your analysis on pakistan . all the best
Thanks for your visit, ❤❤❤
You shouldn't feel guilty or annoyed at this ’cuz it's the protocol in smaller cities of the country! Pakistanis love and respect their guests but security conditions are not up to the point in rural areas specially! So, I hope this doesn't give the negative vibes about the country. You can roam freely in bigger cities like Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Northern Area as well.
pindi as well ;)
I would like to visit Pakistan alone, and I would like to do a day trip from Lahore to some rural village in Punjab, would you advise me against doing it alone,or is it safe enough?
@@Denis-kg3zzIt is safe but wherever you go if you have someone else with you it's always better
I have lived in Pakistan with my (Pakistani) husband and traveled throughout the country. I found that rural areas are a lot more safer than cities but the military establishment wants to portray the country as dangerous place to get dollars in the name of war against terrorism. They do not care about the country & its reputation as long as west pays them dollars that end up in their personal bank accounts in international banks. After the retirement, military officers, top bureaucrats and judges leave the country to start their life in western-heavens with the money they robbed from the people and the dollars they got as bribe from the west. Hence a win-win situation for west and the corrupt establishment at the cost of Pakistan.
@@Denis-kg3zz It's very safe to visit rural areas of Punjab but if administration of that village or city hear about you being there, they'd probably try to escort you and give you security whether you want it or not. It's kind of protocol now. If you have someone (a friend) from Pakistan with you, then there shouldn't be any problem.
Another amazing documentary by miss Flora
And your expression tells how much you exhausted from security
its unfortunately necessary for some places in Pakistan
Best wishes for all upcomings your vlogs ❤️
Been following your journey through Pakistan for a while now. Im glad they’re taking good care of you guys. All of us really want you to have a great time and not worry about your safety in any way. Cheers
Hope you enjoyed there, Welcome & apologies if you faced any difficulties.
Glad you visited Bahawalpur. My grandfather called it Wadi-e-Aiman of Pakistan (Valley of Peace). It is actually the safest city in Pakistan.
90 km away from my city thank you for coming flora and you both ❤
thanks for visitings, hope u feel safe and enjoy your stay.
thank you so much capture positive image of Pakistan ❤
best wishes , i am feeling proud someone is exploring Pakistan, I am From Gilgit Pakistan . a must visit area in Pakistan
Be safe Buddy
Best wishes❤❤❤
Now that was something very special taking good care of u so be safe and be our guest.
Thanks for visiting Pakistan and for your understanding regarding security concerns in border areas of Pakistan. You're our guest in Pakistan and your security and safety is most important ❤❤❤❤❤
Nice video flora gonning
Pakistan is one of the most wonderful places to travel, in our humble opinion. Haai Flora! So nice to see Pakistan again through your perspective. We totally recognise your experience and must admit we were happy once the police escorts stopped accompanying us too. On the other hand, the Police, like all other people in Pakistan were so friendly and will do everything in their power to make us feel safe! Even though we never at one point felt threatened in any way (but maybe we where just naive, we will never know). It is hard to comprehend for us Westeners and to describe it to our own people how special this country is and its people are. Keep those movies coming, you inspire us to share more too! Groetjes!
I am from Bahawalpur and i am glad that you guys visited Bahawalpur. I hope you enjoyed there.🙏❤️
oh please give your honest reviews and deep feelings about the food in details , we need that.
Hello flora .. good to see u guys back .. and yeah really sorry for the police thing you had to bear your whole trip .. yeah it must be really annoying for you and our apologies 🙏 .. i hope u enjoy your rest of the journey ❤️
Good luck ✌️
Welcome SIS ❤ I Hope your enjoying 😚
Hi lora i really appreciate how you showed my country positively come to Karachi there are a lot of places to visit
Thank you to represent the kind side of Pakistan ❤
Thank you for showing pakistan ❤your vlogs
MOST WELCOME PAKISTAN DEAR
AND BE THANKFUL TO VISIT OVER PAKISTAN ❤❤
Bahawalpur is Nawabo Ka Sher thank you for explore ❤😊
Hope you enjoyed your time there and you are always welcome back to Pakistan 🇵🇰
Being a 🇵🇰 citizen,💯Agree with you.These restrictions must be stopped. All relevant authorities of Pakistan🇵🇰,Punjab and Bahawalpur Govt should consider to resolve this matter as soon as possible that Bahawalpur is a cultural center of 🇵🇰 after Lahore.
This city has Noor MahaL,Darbar Mahal,Gulzar Mahal,Derawar Fort and many more to explore.
The security situation especially after the IK government being toppled that caused inflation and terrorism to return in north of Pakistan, means that we cannot take the security of foreign people lightly.
You are in my city division bahawalpur thank you for coming❤
Thats a kind of a positive blog. I hope for your next video of visiting Pakistan without feeling prison.
Keep it up flora
I am glad the government provide you security. There are some security issues in remote areas of my country like many other countries. But we are happy that the tourists are like you returned safe to your homeland. I hope the things will be better in near future for tourists.
Welcome to Bahawalpur ❤
Hey Flora great videos, wanted to know if you needed a video editor/thumbnail designer for the channel?
I appreciate Dear Flora.I really really enjoyed your Vlog it's amazing And I apologize from our Police if they disturb you.
Sorry for what you had to experience. Pakistan particularly Bahawalpur has a lot to offer. I hope your next experience will be much better.
I offered my jumma prayer here in that Mosque ❤
Well done,, punjab police department ..good job for security concern and protecting the foreigners
Love and respect from Pakistan ❤
beautiful vlog . a lot of good wishes from Rawalpindi Pakistan .
Amazing Pakistan amazing people and visitors are also amazing , welcome to Pakistan
Fantastic and wonderful ❤
As an Pakistani citizen , This country has been in lot so to avoid that Pakistan has to provide security for the foreigners To prevent any harm for the country and the traveler.
We're glad, you visit Pakistan, and we always welcome tourists all over the world. Related to security it's important in that type of areas and it's for your own safety.
Nice and amazing Noor Mahal love from Multan ❤😊
Welcome to Pakistan I hope you enjoy I am from Peshawar nice to see you in Peshawar
Thank for showing the real beauty of Pakistan ❤️ great from Saudi Arabia ❤
The Pakistani nation has suffered a lot, more than 70k people lost their lives in last 20 years, a lot of foreigners have died, we have spent day and night to make this place visitable again, In northern areas there is no security threats, but if the police is escorting you the whole day then this is something really serious. I hope your visit goes well. & thank you so much for showing the real and positive image of Pakistan, you're so beautiful 😃. Stay blessed
Who gave that review? I think he was wrong. That whole area is so peaceful and amazing. Well said at the end
your security is important for us flora gonning 😇
Pakistan is a totally safe country don’t worry about that. ❤🥰
If you will be came to (Islamabad or Rawalpindi) you will going every where freely & in ISLAMBAD OR RAWALPINDI Here is alot of place’s to visit . You are also our guest soo your safety is first . We are always be welcome to foreigners ❤😊
COME TO KARACHI NEXT TIME
U WOULD LOVE THE KARACHI HOSPITALLITY
I was looking at you from your perspective and got hurt because I am a local in Bahawalpur and cannot see that our guests are being treated like this because of so called politics and all the drama.
But in the end what you said means a lot!
We are hoping for our bright and prosperous future.
Thank you
Pakistan is a Great Country ❤
Pakistan is a place of hidden beauties that I have never seen. I also believe that it will become a major tourist point in the future. Yeah, I also experienced strict security in the country, but at the same time, they helped me so much. They're kind and respectful. I love Pakistan and the people there. They are kind, helpful, especially for women, and pure-hearted!
Thanks for exploring pakistan...
God bless you 😇
At 6:52 it looks exactly like Orchha, India. Of course at the time that it was constructed it was part of "India" (Hindustan, Bharat or whatever the right word might be). But you mentioned a mosque whereas Orchha was Hindu and it's a very long ways away. I wonder if those buildings were originally Hindu and then converted into mosques by Mughal invaders? Fascinating history. The police escort situation sounds frustrating as hell.
Right, actually a lot of Hindu temples or architecture illegally converted to mosques there. Unfortunately, Its still happening there. It's not just the problem there but in India and Bangladesh too. Famous Examples are Kashi Vishwanath temple in varanasi and Krishna janmbhoomi in mathura.
2:33 You know INDIA 🇮🇳 is a big ENEMY 😂🤣 WOW 🤣
Is this real condition of Pakistan police 🚔?
Have been watching your awesome videos from Bangladesh, The then Pakistan.
I wish that you visit once more my cities,Bahwalpur,Bahwalnagar❤
Stay safe god bless you ❤
thank you so much visit Pakistan
THANKS FOR VISIT
You didn't need security at all in Bahawalpur. You can move around freely in Bahawalpur without security. I am from Bahawalpur.
in 2019... we arranged ISWIP.. its completly safe.. these are just security measures and precautions that we keep. just to make sure that all international delegates are safe .
Have safe journey..
Love it ❤
Hi, nice to see u exploring pakistani
, if u have time, please visit Swat aera (migowara, malamjaba Kalam mahodand etc)
Hello Flora, Good to see you people roaming the city although its with security but this had to be with you people for the sake of your security the authorities are cautious about foreigner security.
By the way haven't you visited Karachi.
Love you from Pakistan ❤️🇵🇰
I think I get the security viewpoint for foreigners. Flora, you are spot on about the media.
Buddy your country need to secure its place ..it’s awkward have security all the time we come to visit relax enjoy 😂😂😂😂😂
Security is just an excuse …Pakistanis wants to keep on eye on foreigners 😂😂😂😂
@@indiainternational1535yes, jealousy feel more jealous😂😂😂
Thanks❤
❤ love guys
Thanks for visiting bahawalpur
Love ur vlogs from Pakistan 🇵🇰
A good plan and coordination for such trip would've been a great option for you I have recently hosted few foreigner families and individuals at my house in Bahawalpur and there was none security issue with them actually there were problems when you came to visit as Elections were almost up ahead but I would really be glad if you try to visit it once again but this time let us host it for you ❤ Glad to see our city in good way tho❤️
Contacting a local guide was a good idea any how to be important was more satisfying for you
You are First visit Pakistan in vloging career Start i am imprees you chose Pakistan ❤ you are such a niece lady...love from Pakistan.
Thank you so much you visit my country Pakistan
Those police pickups are nice there
Love from Rawalpindi, Pakistan
The credit of this situation goes to NATO and obviously US because after they invaded Afghanistan, millions of afghans fled from Afghanistan to Pakistan and brought a major security threat with them since then Pakistan is struggling to cope up with the security conditions. If you want to blame someone it's west. Anyways I hope you have a good time ahead!
Greetings from Pakistan. Wow, yourselves were treated as VIPs but I can understand your concern . However, it was extra precaution to care of both of you which is a standard practice. I will give full marks to the security people for fulfilling their responsibilities well. As always, use of beautiful words and sentences especially towards the end makes this vlog amazing. Loved it from the start till the end. Simply brilliant. Best wishes for the channel. With warm regards
That was nice as usual you narrates in soothing voice.
As a Pakistani I know there is no issue for anyone to visit such places, but it is considered as Feudal’s area, which doesn’t mean it is not safe.
The point is that in west, if something happens with someone, that’s never highlighted by media, But if any foreigner faces even a minor issue , that’s a big story for western media. They always try to portray that Pakistan is not a safe country. I’m sure you have had many instruction before coming to Pakistan that you must not go to Pakistan, it’s not safe, but reality is different. It’s all western propaganda. (I’m sorry to say western, i meant to say political agenda given to western media to target on).
I’m quite sure your perception have changed after coming to Pakistan. People are very kind and normal as in everywhere, infact more hospitable than other countries.
Anyway, sorry to see you couldn’t enjoy much in Bahawalpur.
Are there more vlogs of Pakistan coming and will you be going to other cities aswell?
Because of the international media everyone in the international media saying from the morning to the midnight that Pakistan is not safe for foreigner to travel that's way.
Stay save 🎉
Always better to have acquaintance where ever you travel in pakistan. This is how our country works.
proud of my country. economy may not be good, but they do their jobs seriously and with kindnes