ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar warned on Wednesday that India may be planning a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours.
In a video statement, Tarar said Pakistan had received credible intelligence suggesting that India was preparing for military action based on what he described as “baseless and concocted allegations” relating to the recent incident in Pahalgam, located in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
He warned that any such move by India would be met with a “decisive” response.
“India’s self-assumed hubristic role of judge, jury and executioner in the region is reckless and vehemently rejected,” Tarar said.
The minister noted that Pakistan had offered an “open-hearted, credible, transparent and independent” investigation by a neutral commission of experts to establish the facts behind the Pahalgam incident.
However, he said, India had opted for “irrationality and confrontation” over reasoned inquiry.
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