‘Do Not Travel To Pakistan’: US Issues Advisory After Strikes By India

<p>The US Mission in Pakistan on Wednesday issued a security alert advising American citizens to leave areas of active conflict, saying it is “closely monitoring developments” following Operation Sindoor launched by India targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan.</p>
<p>The security alert, titled &lsquo;Military Activity and Closed Airspace&rsquo;, said, &ldquo;We are aware of reports of military strikes by India into Pakistan.&nbsp;This remains&nbsp;an evolving situation,&nbsp;and we are&nbsp;closely monitoring developments.</p>
<p>”US citizens are reminded of the ‘Do Not Travel’ advisory for areas in the vicinity of the India-Pakistan border and the Line of Control due to terrorism and the potential for armed conflict, and the US Department of State&rsquo;s ‘Reconsider Travel’ advisory for Pakistan generally,&rdquo; the alert said.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We are also aware that airspace has been closed, and many flights have been cancelled,&rdquo; it added.</p>
<p>Through the alert, the US Embassy and Consulates in Pakistan advised American citizens to “depart areas of active conflict if they can safely do so, or to shelter in place.&rdquo; It said that US citizens should exercise caution and &ldquo;leave the area if you find yourself unexpectedly in the vicinity of military activities, shelter in place if they cannot relocate, review personal security plan, keep a low profile and be aware of surroundings and carry identification and cooperate with authorities.” In March, the US State Department issued a travel advisory to reconsider travel to Pakistan “due to terrorism and the potential for armed conflict&rdquo;.</p>
<p>”Do Not Travel to: Balochistan Province and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province, which include the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), due to&nbsp;terrorism and to the immediate vicinity of the India-Pakistan border and the Line of Control due to terrorism and the potential for armed&nbsp;conflict,&rdquo; the advisory stated.</p>
<p>India launched &lsquo;<a title=”Operation Sindoor” href=”https://news.abplive.com/topic/operation-sindoor” data-type=”interlinkingkeywords”>Operation Sindoor</a>&rsquo; targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in a strong response to the terror attack in Pahalgam. The April 22 attack, carried out by the terror organisation The Resistance Front, killed 26 civilians.</p>
<p>&ldquo;India has credible leads, technical inputs, testimony of the survivors and other evidence pointing towards the clear involvement of Pakistan-based terrorists in this attack,&rdquo; the Indian Embassy in Washington had said in a statement.</p>
<p>&ldquo;India&rsquo;s actions have been focused and precise. They were measured, responsible and designed to be non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani civilian, economic or military targets have been hit. Only known terror camps were targeted,” it had said.&nbsp;</p>
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