Pakistan preparing for Indian attack as the country’s firewalls and security defences have closed a firewall around Pakistan. The Pakistan army has launched an operation to intercept expected Indian attacks in the country, including potential terrorist attacks in the south of the country in the state of Balochistan.
In the days after the Pahalgam deaths in India-administered Kashmir, India and Pakistan announced a string of diplomatic moves against each other, including shutting down cross-border trade and suspending visas.
Both countries have also closed the Wagah-Attari crossing, the main land border between India and Pakistan.
Pakistan preparing for Indian attack
Potential target zones for India
Pakistan has put the area of Kashmir on high alert and stiffened up defences on its border with India that have put both armies within touching distance of each other. With tensions already high, and renewed sense of patriotism on social media, the two nuclear powers have put China and United States on high alert.
Gwadar on high alert
Another potential target point is Gwadar, a Chinese backed development program of the silk road that will go through the top of the country, through the only deep sea port in the region. A target like Gwadar would achieve double satisfaction of scuppering Pakistan trade potential and additionally hitting China indirectly.
Authorities in Pakistani-Kashmir have shut more than 1,000 religious schools over fears of possible retaliatory military action from India.
Pakistani Army issued a D-notice on troop movements
The Pakistan army have circulated a D-notice, a system used to prevent the public disclosure of information that could compromise national security, to media houses to forbid anyone from recording and reporting troop movements as the Army prepares for a potential war.
India has dumped tonnes of sewage and silt
India has also dumped thousands tonnes of sewage waste in Pakistan’s water supply.
Pakistan’s Upper Jhelum Canal which is connected to the Indian water supply showing how deep the waste water penetrates Pakistan’s water supply due to the sewage waste.
The searing heat, hitting highs above 40 degrees celcius have caused several issues for everyday vegetation and living.
Small farmers survive on producing their own food through wheat grains and livestock. Who are now worried about how can they keep their cattle cool in the heat, because they can no longer allow the cattle to bathe in the river for fear of diseases and corrupting the milk and dairy produce.
80% of Pakistan’s agriculture is dependent on the Indus River
The suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by India has sparked concerns from both the UN and various charities, who are investing the legality if India’s actions.
More than 80% of Pakistan’s agriculture and around a third of its hydropower depend on the Indus basin’s water.
Experts debate whether India has the ability to hold back the water, however, one thing India can do is weaponise the dam and cause severe destruction downstream, which is Pakistan.
This is called a “water bomb”, where the upstream country can temporarily hold back water and then release it suddenly, without warning, causing massive damage downstream.
Experts say India would first risk flooding its own territory, which India is willing to do, as its dams are far from the Pakistan border. However, it could now flush silt from its reservoirs without prior warning – potentially causing damage downstream in Pakistan.