Though children attended class as usual, “fear among the parents is running high” said teacher Farooq Ahmad, following a deadly attack on tourists which many on both sides of the line of control that divides the region worry could lead to conflict.
Suspected militants killed at least 26 tourists in last week’s attack on a mountain beauty spot. India has blamed Pakistan for involvement, which Islamabad denies. Pakistan said it has “credible intelligence” that India intends to launch military action soon.
“There are six bunkers in the village for the population of 1500. Both sides are threatening each other. If there is border escalation, where will we go? Fear is there as this village is the worst hit,“ said Abdul Aziz, a 25-year old resident.
On the opposite, Pakistani administered side of the line that divides control of the region, residents of Chakothi village prepared fortified shelters that dot the hillsides near their homes.
One of his neighbours, Mohammad Nazir, 73, took a break from preparing the bunker to go to the mosque for Friday prayers as his family's children played cricket near its entrance.
In the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, authorities say they have prepared a 1 billion Pakistani rupee ($3.5 million) emergency fund and sent enough food, water and health supplies to villages along the line of control to last for two months.
They have also moved equipment to areas near the line of control to repair any damage to roads, and instructed rescue and civil defence authorities to be on high alert, the Pakistan-administered Kashmir prime minister's office said.
In the event of Indian military action, they expect a large scale migration of people from around the line of control, and were preparing relief camps with tents, hygiene kits and cooking equipment for at least 500 families, she said.
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