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Good Morning Britain‘s Richard Gaisford was in Birmingham as he broke information of the assaults by India on Pakistan, which got here just hours after Keir Starmer‘s authorities introduced introduced a free commerce deal between India and Britain. Explaining he was in the situation as a quarter of Brimingham’s population is of south Asian descent he defined: “There’s been real worry since the terrorist attacks of last month as to what might happen next.

“So many right here have actually sturdy household ties to the area. They definitely have deep business hyperlinks as effectively the Foreign Office warning at present of potential disruption in phrases of air journey to that space, but also warning people not to go wherever close to the India, Pakistan border at the second, definitely not into Kashmir, with deep concern about escalation.” He then cut to footage of the attacks explaining in voice over: “India says this is justice served concentrating on 9 websites in Pakistan, which it claims have been used by terrorists accountable for killing 26 civilians in Indian administered Kashmir.

“They’ve named the attack Operation Sindoor. Pakistan calls it an act of war and says these were civilian sites hit killing at least 19 people.

“Gunfire rang out along the border. Pakistani navy says they’ve also shot down 5 Indian fighter jets in Pakistan,” he said.

“Commercial plane have been fast to depart the airspace in a area that’s been in a state of high pressure for a long time.

“Brits have long been told not to travel to Kashmir. But these strikes also hit the Punjab region.It’s the deepest that India has struck Pakistan for more than 50 years, and home to a large population of British Pakistani families.

“They’re now residing in a state of emergency amidst fears of an all out struggle between these two nuclear powers,” he concluded his report.

These attacks came just hours after Sir Keir Starmer hailed “a new era for trade and the economy” as he celebrated that landmark settlement that will help British employers promote their merchandise in India, and cut costs in UK outlets.

Indian tariffs on key merchandise such as whisky, cosmetics and medical gadgets will probably be slashed, with 85% of affected items turning into tariff-free within a decade.

British customers might see cheaper costs and more alternative on merchandise, including garments, footwear, and food merchandise including frozen prawns as the UK liberalises tariffs.

The deal is predicted to increase bilateral commerce by £25.5billion, UK GDP by £4.8billion and wages by £2.2billion each yr in the long run.