The head of the Pakistan-administered region of Kashmir called for international mediation and said on Wednesday that his administration was preparing a humanitarian response in case of any further escalation between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan.

Britain called on Tuesday for calm between Indian and Pakistani communities in London after lawmakers voiced concerns that tensions over a deadly militant attack in India's Kashmir region could spill into the diaspora.

Dozens of Pakistani nationals living in India are heading to the main land crossing between India and Pakistan, following New Delhi’s decision to order almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the count