Pakistan-administered Kashmir prepares food reserves amid India tensions
Iran Press TV
Friday, 02 May 2025 9:12 AM
Pakistani-administered Kashmir has issued an order for stockpiling food supplies amid an escalation of tensions with India.
"Instructions have been issued to stock food supplies for two months," the prime minister of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq, told lawmakers at the local assembly on Thursday as senior officials warned of an imminent Indian military strike.
Tensions between the two nuclear power neighbors escalated following a deadly terror attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir on April 22, which resulted in the deaths of more than two dozen Indians.
New Delhi accuses Islamabad of being involved in the attack, with the latter denying any involvement and calling for an international investigation into the incident.
Haq said that if conflict breaks out between the two countries, the cabinet has the ultimate authority to declare a state of emergency in the region. "We are monitoring the situation closely, round the clock."
In the meantime, Indian troops have been reportedly amassing behind the Line of Control (LoC) separating the two neighboring countries, indicating an imminent attack.
Since the attack, India has taken several measures, including suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, a decades-old agreement governing water sharing between the countries.
Pakistan has condemned these actions, viewing them as provocative and detrimental to regional stability, besides taking retaliatory measures of its own, including closing its airspace to Indian flights.
The United Nations and various international organizations have expressed alarm over the rising tensions and have called for restraint and dialogue as the potential for miscalculation or unintended escalation has raised fears of a broader conflict in the region.
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