By Eric Vandenbroeck and co-workers

Today, it Increasingly Looks Like it Could Lead to War

When we earlier referred to the Pahalgam incident, our suspicion was, as indicated, that this could lead to another war, whereby on 28 April, Pakistani Minister of Defence Khawaja Asif announced that a military incursion by India's military was "imminent."

Pakistan was on high alert but would only use its nuclear weapons if "there is a direct threat to our existence," said Asif, a veteran politician and outspoken member of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, which has historically pursued peace talks with India.

Pakistan was on high alert but would only use its nuclear weapons if "there is a direct threat to our existence," said Asif, a veteran politician and outspoken member of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, which has historically pursued peace talks with India.

Pakistan’s information minister said early on April 30 that Islamabad had “credible intelligence” that India was planning an imminent military strike, and he vowed a “decisive response”, as worries of spiraling conflict grew over a deadly attack in Kashmir.

The statement by Attaullah Tarar came after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a closed-door meeting the previous day with army and security chiefs, at which he gave the military “complete operational freedom” to respond to the attack.

“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,” Tarar said.

Union Cabinet meeting chaired by PM Modi on Wednesday, May 7, after condemning the Pahalgam terror attack, announcing measures against Pakistan

The development comes as nations around the world, from neighboring China to the United States, express deep concerns over the nuclear-armed neighbours’ mounting tensions and urge restraint.

 

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