The United Kingdom and Russia have issued updated travel notices for their citizens with respect to trips to Pakistan, citing regional tensions and security concerns following the Pahalgam attack.
In a statement available on the United Kingdom government website, the Office of Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth (FCDO) advised that all trips to certain parts of Pakistan and warned that travel insurance could be invalidated if citizens travel against this Council.
The FCDO has advised all the trips but essential to five miles from the international border between Pakistan and India and against all trips 10 miles from the control line (LOC).
He has also issued notices against all trips to the province of Baluchistan and less than 10 miles from the border with Afghanistan. In addition, the FCDO has recommended avoiding the trip to certain parts of India due to high tensions.
Meanwhile, the Russian embassy in Pakistan has urged its citizens to avoid traveling to Pakistan until the regional situation stabilizes. The advice asks Russian citizens to postpone any travel plan until tensions decrease and stability is restored.
According to the embassy, the guide was issued in the light of the growing tensions between Pakistan and India, as well as the inflammatory comments of the officials who have contributed to regional uncertainty.
These developments occur as the diplomatic crisis between India and Pakistan deepens. Earlier this week, the Ministry of External Affairs of India announced the immediate suspension of visa services for Pakistani citizens and stopped cooperation under the Treaty of Indo’s waters.
The measure follows what Indian officials have described as a terrorist attack aimed at Hindu tourists in Baisaran’s pissing in Pahalgam, located in Jammu and Cashmir illegally illegally (Iiojk) Indians. The attack claimed the life of 25 Indian nationals and a Nepali citizen, leaving several other injured.
In response, the National Security Committee (NSC) of Pakistan warned that any attempt in India to block the flow of water in Pakistan would be considered an act of war. The warning occurred after a high -level NSC meeting, which also approved the closure of the Wagah border crossing.
On Friday, the Pakistan Senate unanimously approved a resolution that rejected the accusations of India that link Pakistan with Pahalgam’s attack, describing statements as unfounded and politically motivated.
