Pakistanis in London have scheduled a protest outside India's Embassy in London, following last night's missile attack.
The protest is due to take place today at 5.30pm outside the Indian Embassy in central London, located near King's College.
A post on social media reads: "Join hands, raise your voice for Pakistan. Overseas Pakistanis stand against Indian war agenda."
In Birmingham, another protest is scheduled to take place at 4pm today outside the Indian Consulate.
A protest is scheduled in London this evening
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A third protest was already scheduled outside the Indian Embassy in London for May 11 before the Indian Armed Forces launched a nine-part attack against locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled territories.
Strikes, which were part of India's "Operation Sindoor" onslaught, resulted in huge explosions across at least three cities.
Pakistan vowed to respond to the "cowardly attack", adding that Islamabad "will respond to this at a time and place of its choosing".
On May 3, several British Pakistani demonstrators gathered outside the Indian High Commission following the escalating tensions between the two countries.
Organised by Pakistani Muslim League UK (PMLN) President Ahsan Dar, the rally was in response to an attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives on April 22.
The protest was in response to an Indian protest on April 25 and claims from Dar that "India has not produced a single piece of evidence to back its claims against Pakistan".
In response to the attacks last night, the PMLN quoted a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Hamza Shahbaz, stating: "We warn the enemy: No compromise is possible on Pakistan's defence.
"[The] Nation stands like a rock with its brave soldiers. Every evil eye rising towards Pakistan will be closed forever!"
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Pakistanis protested outside the Indian Embassy in London on Sunday, May 3
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The 2021 census recorded 1.927 million Indians and 1.662 million Pakistanis living in Britain.
Since 2021, migration from non-EU countries has soared, meaning that a further one million Indians and 291,000 Pakistanis could live in the UK as of this year.
In August 2022, rioting broke out between Hindus and Muslims in Leicester, in the wake of an India-Pakistan cricket match.
The fighting lasted for around a month and resulted in 25 injured police officers, with 47 arrested. Both communities have alleged the involvement of extremist groups on the other side.
In September 2022, the conflict spread to Birmingham. On September 20, nearly 200 Muslim men were filmed surrounding the Durga Bhawan Temple in Smethwick, in protest at the attendance of Sadhvi Rithambara, a controversial Hindu nationalist speaker.
