Pakistan's government has said it has "credible intelligence" that India intends to launch military action soon after days of escalating tensions.

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