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- Pakistan says it has “credible intelligence” India will soon launch military action against it.
- US secretary of state Marco Rubio has asked both countries to “de-escalate tensions”, with the UN also urging calm.
- Tensions between the bordering countries have risen following an attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region.
Islamabad says it only provides moral and diplomatic support to a Kashmiri demand for self-determination.
Schoolchildren in Kashmir’s Muzaffarabad city have been trained on safety measures during war and emergency situations by the civil defence department. Source: EPA / Amiruddin Mughal
The old rivals, born out of the partition of British colonial India in 1947, have taken measures against each other since the attack, with India suspending the and Pakistan closing its airspace to Indian airlines, among other moves by both countries.
India’s foreign and defence ministries did not respond to requests for comment.
Tell India to ‘dial down the rhetoric’, Pakistan urges US
The statement from Sharif’s office said the prime minister expressed regret that India had chosen to “weaponise water”, and stressed that the Indus Waters Treaty did not permit unilateral withdrawal from its commitments.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to pursue and punish the Pahalgam attackers.
Indian, Pakistani military generals attended regular weekly call
The Pakistani military did not respond to a request for comment.
The attack on civilians in Kashmir last month was the deadliest such attack in the disputed region in 25 years. Source: AAP / Vaibhav Shukla/AP
Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged small-arms fire over the past six nights, which New Delhi says was initiated by the Pakistani side across their 740km de facto border running through Kashmir.
Modi told his military chiefs earlier this week that they have the freedom to decide the country’s response to the Pahalgam attack, a government source said.
