India has said the strikes were in retaliation for the April terrorist attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.
It also says that “the Indian government announced a civil defence mock drill on 7 May in several states across India.
In India and Indian-administered Kashmir, the Foreign Office currently advises against travelling to specific parts of the country:
all travel within 10km (6.2 miles) of the India-Pakistan border. The Attari-Wagah border crossing is closed. all travel to the region of Jammu and Kashmir (including Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Sonamarg, the capital city of Srinagar and the Jammu-Srinagar national highway), except for travel by air to and from Jammu and within the city and travel within Ladakh. square NEWS Pakistan army told to undertake 'corresponding actions' after India's overnight strikes
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In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, it advises against all travel to within 10 miles of the Line of Control.
The typical tourist season for British holidaymakers to India is drawing to a close, as temperatures reach 40°C in many parts of the country and the monsoon approaches others.
Intrepid Travel offers group trips in India and Pakistan. It says that its itineraries that include the Atari-Wagah border – which is currently closed – will now be rerouted with an alternative activity taking place. However, it does not currently travel to the affected areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
Flights to airports in Pakistan including Islamabad were temporarily suspended following the overnight Indian strikes (Photo: Aamir Qureshi/AFP)
Many flights to, from and over both countries have been disrupted, and Pakistani airspace was temporarily closed with flights from its airports suspended. However, a limited number have now resumed.
BA’s flights to and from India are currently operating as planned, although this morning’s departure from Heathrow to Delhi was slightly delayed, as was Air India’s, due to the airspace restrictions.
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Read MoreAir India – which flies from Heathrow, Gatwick and Birmingham to Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Bengaluru, Amritsar and Ahmedabad – has cancelled flights to Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh and Rajkot until 5.29am on Friday 10 May “following a notification from aviation authorities on closure of these airports”.
Flights on Gulf carriers are also affected. Etihad, which flies from the UK to several airports in India and Pakistan via Abu Dhabi, has cancelled flights to and from Islamabad and says that it is “an evolving situation and all Pakistan operations remain subject to further changes or disruption”.
Flights to the region had already seen disruption since last month when Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian airlines in response to several measures taken by India following the April terrorist attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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