Key points
- All community leaders urged to call for calm
- UK lawmakers fear unrest within one of Britain’s largest diaspora populations
- Police arrested a man for pelting stones at Pakistan High Commission in London on Sunday
ISLAMABAD: The UK government called on Tuesday for calm between Indian and Pakistani communities in London after lawmakers voiced concerns that tensions over Pahalgam incident in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) could spill over into the diaspora, Reuters reported.
Foreign Office Minister Hamish Falconer issued the appeal in the House of Commons after lawmakers expressed concern that the Pahalgam incident, could inflame diaspora relations in Britain.
Regional tension
“These issues have long been discussed with passion on British streets, and we call on all sides — all community leaders — to urge calm at a time of heightened regional tension,” Reuters cited Falconer as saying.
The Express Tribune reported that the lawmakers cited reports of protests turning hostile outside both Indian and Pakistani high commissions in London, raising fears of unrest within one of Britain’s largest diaspora populations.
Arab News reported that police also arrested a man for pelting stones at the Pakistan High Commission in London on Sunday. On Sunday, Radio Pakistan reported that in the wake of the false flag operation in Pahalgam, another nefarious plan by India has been exposed as an organized attempt to attack the Pakistan High Commission in London was foiled.
