NEW DELHI: Following the hanging of Parliament attack convict Mohammed Afzal Guru and the subsequent curfew in parts of the J&K, the United Kingdom has reviewed its travel advisory asking its citizens to monitor the situation and be prepared to alter travel plans. The overall advice for British citizens has not been changed.
This review could reflect badly on what was considered an improved tourism scenario in J&K in the last one year. In fact, the UK was the third country following Japan and Germany to withdraw its advisory allowing its citizens to travel to cities of Jammu, Srinagar, on the Jammu-Srinagar highway and parts of Leh and Ladakh.
In its advisory, the UK foreign office said that there was a curfew parts of J&K imposed after the execution of Afzal Guru on February 9. "As part of the curfew there is a heavy police presence and additional checkpoints in towns across Kashmir, including Srinagar. Some internet services, mobile phone networks and television channels have been blocked by the authorities. British nationals planning to visit Kashmir in the near future should monitor the situation and this travel advice and be prepared to alter their travel plans accordingly," the advisory said.
Canada, the United States and Australia already have travel advisories discouraging travel to the state.
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