Emergency visa centres were set up at Heathrow, Birmingham and Manchester airports yesterday October, 9 for people travelling to Pakistan.

Within hours of the devastating earthquake in Pakistan, which measured 7.6 at the Richter scale, Pakistan High Commission London set up Temporary Visa Desks at Pakistan International Airways check-in desks of the main British airports to facilitate those British Pakistanis, who wanted to travel to Pakistan.

In order to facilitate emergency travel to Pakistan, Britons of Pakistan origin will also be able to get visas on arrival in Pakistan.

In addition to Earthquake Information Centre a dedicated Helpline has been set up on Sunday for providing information to British Pakistanis about their missing relatives back home. You can contact the High Commission on the telephone numbers which are 07946476616, 07765002332 and 020 7664 9200 which will try to get the relevant information as soon as possible.

Sources: The Guardian , Associated Press of Pakistan