Within 36 hours: Another Pak minister fears Indian retaliation over J&K attack

Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claimed on Wednesday that the country has received credible intelligence indicating India may carry out a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours.

This comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday granted the Indian Armed Forces “complete operational freedom” to respond to the recent terror attack in Pahalgam which killed 26 people last week, government sources told India Today TV.

Tarar warned that any act of aggression would be met with a decisive response and holding India accountable for any serious consequences in the region.

“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 in a post 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.

He further stated, “Pakistan has been a victim of terrorism itself and truly understands the pain of this scourge. We have always condemned it in all its forms and manifestations, anywhere in the world.”

The minister said Pakistan had “open-heartedly offered a credible, transparent, and independent investigation by a neutral commission of experts to ascertain the truth.”

He also urged the international community to recognise the severity of the situation, stressing that “the onus of an escalatory spiral and its ensuing consequences shall squarely lie with India.”

“The nation reiterates its resolve to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan at all costs,” Tarar concluded.

Tensions between the two neighbouring nations escalated as India has said there were Pakistani elements to the terror attack that killed 26 people at a tourist spot in Kashmir region last week.

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