Maldives High Commission in Pakistan has been in touch with Maldivians in Pakistan and is continuing to monitor developments closely amid the ongoing conflict with neighbours India, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said late Thursday.
Nearly 50 people have perished, mainly in Pakistan, since India launched air strikes on Wednesday targeting "terrorist camps" and sparking the worst clashes between the neighbours in decades.
Pakistan has largely closed its airspace for commercial flights as major airlines operating in the region have either rerouted or cancelled hundreds of flights.
The Ministry in its statement said the High Commission has been in touch with Maldivian students in Pakistan and is doing everything it can to ensure their safety and well-being.
The statement comes amid concerned families of some students seeking the government’s assistance in bringing them home.
The Ministry assured that if the situation in Pakistan deteriorates further, it will provide assistance to Maldives in Pakistan, adding that educational institutions and offices in Pakistan remain open and the situation on the ground is presently normal.
The Ministry has urged Maldivians in Pakistan to comply with local laws and instructions of the Pakistani government.
Any Maldivian in Pakistan in need of assistance has been instructed to contact the hotline of either the High Commission or the Ministry directly.
The strikes on Wednesday came two weeks after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for backing an attack on tourists in the Indian-administered side of disputed Kashmir -- a charge Pakistan denies.
The arch-rivals have since exchanged drones and missiles, as well as artillery fire across their contested border in Kashmir.
The violence has raised fears of a wider conflict between the neighbours.