Pakistan's defence minister said on Monday that a military incursion by neighbouring India was imminent in the aftermath of a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir last week, as tensions rise between the two nuclear-armed nations.

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif stated on Monday that the country is preparing for a potential military incursion from neighbouring

Following the deadly Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed 26, Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif claimed an imminent Indian incursion, prompting heightened alert and reinforcement of forces. India's defence minister Rajnath Singh met with Prime Minister Modi to discuss counter-terrorism strategies after the attack.

"If they stop water, all of this will turn into the Thar desert, the whole country," one farmer said. "We'll die of hunger."

Following Tuesday's massacre of 26 mostly Indian tourists, hostilities have intensified between India and Pakistan over the hotly contested Kashmir region.

India and Pakistan have exchanged gunfire for a fourth night in a row in the wake of a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir last week.