Centre Urges Indians To Avoid Travel To Pakistan, Asks Those In Pakistan To Return Amid Pahalgam Attack Fallout

The Centre connected Thursday issued an advisory urging its citizens to debar each recreation to Pakistan and advised those presently successful nan state to return location astatine nan earliest.

The move follows nan caller panic onslaught successful Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, wherever gunmen opened occurrence connected a group of tourists, sidesplitting astatine slightest 26 people. The onslaught has led to heightened tensions betwixt India and Pakistan, pinch New Delhi attributing nan unit to cross-border terrorism. This is 1 of nan astir terrible successful nan region since nan 2019 Pulwama bombing, which killed 40 CRPF personnel.

Following a high-level negotiated violative against Pakistan successful nan aftermath of nan Pahalgam panic attack, nan Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) connected Thursday issued a beardown advisory urging Indian nationals to debar recreation to Pakistan and advised those presently location to return immediately.

The advisory came aft nan Cabinet Committee connected Security met to talk India's consequence to nan onslaught that killed 26 people, including tourists, successful Jammu and Kashmir.

“Indian nationals are powerfully advised to debar travelling to Pakistan. Those Indian nationals presently successful Pakistan are besides advised to return to India astatine nan earliest,” nan MEA said successful a statement.

The advisory is portion of a broader group of measures announced by nan government, including nan suspension of nan Indus Waters Treaty, nan closure of nan Attari checkpost, and nan simplification of negotiated beingness betwixt nan 2 countries.

Published on: Apr 24, 2025 4:26 PM IST