Wed 30 April 2025:
India’s Narendra Modi reportedly gave the Indian military “operational freedom” to respond to last week’s militant attack in Pahalgam in disputed Kashmir. Islamabad accused India of using the attack as a “pretext.”
Pakistan’s information minister said early on Wednesday that Islamabad had “credible intelligence” that India was planning an imminent military strike within the next 24-36 hours.
It comes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reportedly authorized his country’s armed forces to respond to a deadly attack in disputed Kashmir last week in whatever way they see fit
What did Pakistan’s information minister say?
Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said New Delhi intended to use last week’s militant attack on civilians as a “pretext” for further military action.
“Pakistan has credible intelligence that India intends to launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours using the Pahalgam incident as a false pretext,” Attaullah Tarar wrote on social media platform X.
“Any act of aggression will be met with a decisive response. India will be fully responsible for any serious consequences in the region!” he added.
پاکستان کے پاس مصدقہ انٹیلی جنس اطلاعات ہیں کہ بھارت پہلگام واقعہ کو جواز بنا کر اگلے 24 سے 36 گھنٹوں میں فوجی کارروائی کا ارادہ رکھتا ہے۔ کسی بھی قسم کی جارحیت کا فیصلہ کن جواب دیا جائے گا۔ خطے میں ممکنہ تباہ کن نتائج کی تمام تر ذمہ داری بھارت پر عائد ہو گی۔
— Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) April 29, 2025
India blames the Pahalgam attack on Pakistan, which it accuses of funding and encouraging Islamist militancy in Kashmir.
Islamabad denies the allegation, insisting it merely provides moral and diplomatic support for self-determination for Muslim-majority Kashmir, and has called for an independent investigation into the attack.
-Source: Independent Press with news agencies
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