Guwahati, May 8 -- As tensions escalated between India and Pakistan, the Meghalaya government on Wednesday urged residents to avoid panic buying of essential goods.

Officials assured the public that the state holds sufficient food supplies and faces no immediate risk to food security.

Reports of Indian airstrikes on terror camps across the border and fears of potential retaliation from Pakistan prompted a surge in consumer purchases across the state.

Responding to the situation, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Comingone Ymbon addressed the media, urging calm.

"I appeal to everyone in the state not to panic," Ymbon said. "We are closely monitoring the situation, and all districts currently have adequate supplies, including buffer stoc...