Pahalgam terror attack: Following United States’ latest travel advisory, the United Kingdom issued a similar warning, advising its citizens to avoid travel within 10 km of the India-Pakistan border due to escalating tensions between the two neighbouring countries in the wake of the recent attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
The UK’s updated travel advisory comes two days after Lashkar-E-Taiba offshoot terrorists opened fire at a group of tourists in Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam, killing 26 people, including two locals and two foreigners.
UK’s advisory for Jammu and Kashmir
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office further detailed out areas to be avoided by UK citizens, including notable tourist destinations such as Pahalgam, Gulmarg among others:
“FCDO advises against all travel to the region of Jammu and Kashmir (including Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Sonamarg, the city of Srinagar and the Jammu-Srinagar national highway) except for:
travel by air to and from the city of Jammu,
travel within the city of Jammu,
travel within the Union Territory of Ladakh.”
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