8 hours agoAmid tensions with India, Pakistan orders Kashmir residents to collect food
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(a year ago)Kasmir, managed by Pakistan, called on residents near the de facto border with the Indian part of the region to collect food, while tensions between the two rivals have increased following a deadly attack last month. India blames Pakistan for the attack by an armed attack on civilians and tourists in Kashmir, which [...]
India blames Pakistan for the attack by an armed attack on civilians and tourists in Kashmir, which is managed by India on April 22nd, which left 26 people dead. Islamabad denies these accusations.
The two states, which have nuclear weapons, have exchanged fire for eight nights straight along the line of control, de facto border, according to the Indian Army and the two neighbours have taken diplomatic measures against each other, writes REL, broadcast Periscope.
“instructions have been issued to collect food supplies for two months in 13 areas along the search line”, said the prime minister of the Pakistani-run Kashmir section, Chauhry Andwar Ul Haq, on May 2nd.
The regional government has also established a $3.5m emergency fund to provide food, medicine and other basics to 13 areas, he said.
The attack on Indian Kashmir and subsequent tensions, including explosions and closures of border crossings, have raised fears of a greater escalation between Pakistan and India.
India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, on Tuesday gave the full operational “to the military for response to the attack.
Pakistan has denied any involvement and has said it has “reliable data” that India is preparing for a military attack, pledging it will retaliate.
India and Pakistan, which claim that Kashmir belongs to the whole, have fought for this territory in Himalayas since the end of British rule in 1947. /Periscope/
