Islamabad:
The president of Azad Jammu and Kashmira, Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, has asked for international mediation and said that his administration was preparing a humanitarian response in case of any additional climb between India with nuclear weapons and Pakistan.
India blamed Pakistan for the attack of April 22, which left 26 people dead, what Islamabad has denied.
“There is a lot of current activity and anything could happen, so we have to prepare for it. These few days are very important,” AJK president told Reuters in an interview, asking the rapid international diplomacy to decline the situation.
“We expect some mediation at this time from some friendly countries and we hope that mediation will take place, otherwise, India would do anything this time,” he said. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates could be in a position to mediate, he added.
Chaudhry also said he expected the main players like the United States and Great Britain to also get involved. He said that the activity along the control line (LOC) was “hot” and that Pakistan had demolished two Indian drones in recent days.
There was a regular dismissal of the Pakistani and Indian soldiers day and night, although so far there were no casualties, he said. Pakistan had also detected Indian Rafale combat planes that flew near the LOC, although they had not crossed, he added.
The Indian Air Force did not respond to a request for comments, although an Indian military official said that Rafale Jets was doing his regular training and exercises throughout the loc.
Chaudhry said he had not received intelligence about when and where India was expected to attack, but his administration was working with groups such as the Crescent Society network to prepare medical supplies and additional foods in case of any conflict.
“Red Crescent is working on it and we are working on displaced people in the affected areas,” he said.
He said the international community also needed to pay more attention to the long -term future of Kashmir.
“I think this is the right time for the international community in general and the UN playing some mediating role in Kashmir,” he said. “It has been a long time and the people of Kashmira have suffered a lot.”
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, spoke on Tuesday with Pakistan and India, emphasizing the need to avoid confrontation. The United States and Great Britain have also requested calm.
