Srinagar, Feb. 24 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday urged students and residents from the union Territory currently in Iran to return home immediately, citing safety concerns and the evolving regional situation.
The appeal came a day after the Indian Embassy in Tehran, amid looming fear of war, urged Indian nationals in Iran to leave the country by available means of transport, including commercial flights.
Chief Minister Omar said the advisory issued by government should not be ignored.
"I would like to tell them not to ignore the advisory of the Government of India, because it becomes a problem for us in the future," Omar told reporters in Ganderbal.
He noted...