Singaporeans advised to defer non-essential travel to Pakistan, India’s Jammu and Kashmir region: MFA
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Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on May 7, following border tensions between India and Pakistan.
PHOTO: AFP
SINGAPORE - Singaporeans should defer all non-essential travel to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India, and to Pakistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on May 7.
The ministry issued the travel advisory given the “volatile security situation between the two countries”.
“Travellers should exercise precaution, especially at the border regions between Pakistan and India,” it said, adding that those who are currently in the two countries should be alert and take steps to keep themselves safe.
These measures include avoiding large gatherings, monitoring local news closely, following the instructions of local authorities, and registering with MFA at https://eregister.mfa.gov.sg
India launched an attack on Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on May 7, and Pakistan said it had shot down five Indian fighter jets in the worst fighting in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed enemies.
Pakistan said the attack killed 26 civilians and wounded 46. India said seven civilians were killed and 35 injured in cross-border shelling by Pakistani troops in Kashmir.
Singaporeans who need consular assistance while in India or Pakistan may contact the following:
High Commission of the Republic of Singapore in New Delhi
Address: E-6 Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021
Telephone: +91-981-020-3595 / +91-11-4600-0800
E-mail: singhc_del@mfa.sg
Consulate-General of the Republic of Singapore in Chennai
17-A North Boag Road, T.Nagar, Chennai- 600017, Tamil Nadu
Telephone: +91-984-003-3136 / +91-44-2815-8207
E-mail: singcon_maa@mfa.sg
Consulate-General of the Republic of Singapore in Mumbai
152, 14th Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222, Jamnalal Bajaj Road, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400-021
Telephone: +91-829-103-2836 / +91-22-6150-2900
E-mail: singcon_bom@mfa.sg
Honorary Consulate-General of the Republic of Singapore in Karachi
Lakson Square Building No. 2, Sarwar Shaheed Road, Karachi
Telephone: +92-21-3568-6419 / +92-21-3568-5308
E-mail: singaporecg@cyber.net.pk
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Duty Office (24 hours)
Address: Tanglin, Singapore 248163
Telephone: +65 6379 8800/8855
E-mail: mfa_duty_officer@mfa.gov.sg
