The government of Pakistan-administered Kashmir has directed residents in 13 constituencies along the Line of Control (LoC) to stockpile food and essentials for at least two months, citing fears of an Indian military operation following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians.

Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar-ul-Haq issued the directive during a legislative assembly session, announcing a PKR 1 billion ($3.5 million) emergency fund to ensure supplies of food and medicine.

The move comes as India-Pakistan tensions escalate, with eight consecutive nights of gunfire exchanges along the LoC, causing significant damage.

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India alleges Pakistan’s involvement in the Pahalgam attack, claimed by The Resistance Front, a group India links to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba. Pakistan denies the accusations, demanding a neutral third-party investigation.

Tit-for-tat measures have intensified: India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, prompting Pakistan to label it an “act of war,” while Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian flights and both nations shut the Wagah-Attari border, expelling each other’s nationals.

Over 1,000 religious schools in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have been closed for 10 days as a precaution.

Pakistan claims “credible intelligence” of an imminent Indian strike, a charge India has not publicly addressed. Islamabad vows a “decisive response” to any aggression, while deploying machinery to clear border roads.

The UN and US have urged restraint, but with no mediation in sight, residents near the LoC brace for potential conflict.

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