Pakistani Kashmir orders stockpiling of food as India tensions flare

Kashmiris watch, wait and prepare for war

The Azad Jammu and Kashmir administration called on residents near the Line of Control (LoC) to stockpile food on Friday as tensions flare between the arch-rivals following a deadly attack last month. "Instructions have been issued to stock food supplies for two months in the 13 constituencies along the Line of Control (LoC)," AJK Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq told the Legislative Council on Friday. The government has also created an emer…

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