- ISLAMABAD — Over
1000 madrasas across Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been shut down for at
least 10 days, the local authorities announced on Friday.
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- Reliable sources confirmed to IANS that the madrasas across
PoK have been shut down because of looming fear of an attack by India which has
in the past claimed that these institutions are being used as a hideout for
terrorists.
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- Local residents fear that India may not launch a full-scale
war with Pakistan but would certainly carry out some strikes in the PoK areas
along the Line of Control (LoC), like it did in 2019 when Indian Air Force jets
targetted the alleged militant hideout of Maulana Masood Azhar in the Jabba
area of Balakot in Mansehra district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)
province.
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- "Over 1000 madrasas across Kashmir have been shut down
for 10 days as per directives of the government. They have been shut down for
at least 10 days and holidays have been announced for the students," an
official said on the condition of anonymity.
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- Pakistan on Wednesday had also announced cancellation of all
domestic flights to Gilgit and Skardu amid escalating tensions with India after
the April 22 Pahalgam attack in which 26 innocent civilians lost their lives.
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- "The decision to suspend the flights to the northern
regions was made after a review of national airspace safety protocols. All
other flights to the northern areas of Pakistan have also been temporarily
halted as a precautionary measure," said an official.
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- A strict monitoring of foreign flights has also been
initiated with major focus on international airlines crossing over from India.
As per details, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has been instructed
to scrutinise all inbound foreign aircrafts.
