over a thousand madrasas in Kashmir have been temporarily closed due to fears of an Indian attack!

In the context of the ongoing intense military tension between India and Pakistan, more than a thousand madrasas in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir have been temporarily closed. According to a report by the international media Al Jazeera, this step has been taken in fear of a possible military operation by India.

On April 22, at least 26 people lost their lives in a horrific attack in the tourist area of ​​Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir, most of whom were domestic and foreign tourists. India has been blaming Pakistan for the attack. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already given the country's army full freedom to give a strong response.

On the other hand, the Pakistani government has rejected the allegations and counterclaimed that they have credible information about a possible military attack from India. Pakistan's Information Minister Ataullah Tarar said in a televised statement that intelligence sources fear that India may launch an attack within the next 24 to 36 hours.

In this situation, Hafiz Nazir Ahmed, the head of the religious affairs department in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, told the AFP news agency, "We have declared a 10-day holiday in all madrasas in Kashmir." People living in the border areas are busy building bunkers themselves out of fear. Many are also carrying out strong construction work with cement to create safe shelters underground.

Iftekhar Ahmed Mir, a shopkeeper in the Chakothi border area, said, "We have been in extreme fear for the past week. Our biggest concern is the safety of our children."

Meanwhile, emergency services in various cities, including the capital of Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, have started safety training programs for school and madrasa students. These trainings are teaching how to put out fires, how to give first aid to the injured and how to evacuate them on stretchers.

“We now know what to do in times of danger, and how to help someone who is injured,” said 11-year-old student Ali Reza.

As tensions between the two neighboring countries continue to escalate, such preparedness and preventive measures have brought a real shadow of war to the lives of Kashmiris.