Pakistan has claimed on Wednesday it has “credible intelligence” that India is plaaning military action against it in next 24-36 hours and warned Delhi for consequences.
The statement came hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the top defence brass that the armed forces have “complete operational freedom” to decide on the mode, targets and timing of India’s response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
India has already downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan and suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, closed the Attari-Wagah border, expelled all Pakistani military attaches, while Pakistan responded with tit-for-tat measures and paused the 1972 Simla Agreement following the terror attack.
In a statement on X, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said “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. Any act of aggression will be met with a decisive response… India will be fully responsible for any serious consequences in the region,” said Tarar.
Tarar said Pakistan had “open-heartedly offered a credible, transparent, and independent investigation by a neutral commission of experts to ascertain the truth”.
Earlier, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif had reportedly said a military incursion by India was imminent. “Pakistan was on high alert but would only use its nuclear weapons if there is a direct threat to our existence”, Asif had said.