ISLAMABAD - Pakistan gets a good news from the government of Canada after the enhanced security situation in the country.

The Government of Canada on Thursday removed Islamabad from the list of “avoid non-essential travel” cities.

The Global Affairs Department has revised the travel advisory for Pakistan by observing that there is decrease in risk level for Canadians to travel to Islamabad, says a press release received to Press information Department, from Ottawa, Canada.

The High Commission of Pakistan had impressed upon the Canadian authorities to revise the advisory for Pakistan as the security situation in the whole country has improved significantly.

In the first step towards that direction, the Canadian government has informed about excluding Islamabad from that category and further steps will be taken in the light of evolving security situation.