Muzaffarabad:
The authorities of Azad Jammu and Kashmir closed more than 1,000 religious schools on Thursday to fear a possible military action of India in retaliation for the deadly attack last week.
Fearing a military climbing, the authorities closed more than 1,000 religious schools in AJK. “We announced a 10 -day break for all Madrassas in Kashmir,” said Hafiz Nazeer Ahmed, head of the Cashmere Religious Affairs Department.
A source of department said that it was “due to tensions on the border and conflict potential”.
About 1.5 million people live near the control line in AJK, where residents are preparing simple underground bunkers with mud wall – reinforced with concrete if they could afford it.
“For the past week, we have been living in a constant fear, especially concerning the safety of our children,” Iftikhar Ahmad Mir, a 44 -year -old trader in Chakothi, told AFP.
“We make sure they don’t walk after having finished their school and returned directly home.”
Muzaffarabad emergency services have also started to train schoolchildren on what to do if India attacks.
“We learned to dress an injured person, transport someone on a stretcher and put out a fire,” said Ali Raza, 11.
In Muzaffarabad, training sessions have already taken place in 13 schools, according to emergency workers.
“In an emergency, schools are the first to be affected, which is why we are starting to evacuate with schoolchildren,” AFP Abdul Basit Mughal, coach of the Civil Defense of Pakistan told AFP.
The agency will deploy its rescuers to schools bordering the loc in the coming days.
