Srinagar, May 2 -- Expressing worry over heightened hostilities between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said Kashmir was passing through a "difficult time" as the two nations were "preparing for war". Talking to reporters, Farooq said the world was making efforts to prevent escalation between the two nuclear armed nations. "Kashmir is passing through a difficult time. Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. Both countries are preparing for war. The rest of the world is making efforts to prevent it and find a way to capture those who committed this (Pahalgam attack) and take their handlers to task. Only God knows how much the world will be able to stop it," he said. India and Pakistan's relations have been deteriorating since the attack, with both nations declaring a slew of punitive measures. Pakistan has repeatedly asserted that India plans to attack them over Pahalgam attack even as ceasefire violations from the Pakistani side along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) have seen a sharp spike....