Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar issued a stark warning early Wednesday, claiming Islamabad has “credible intelligence” that India plans to carry out a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours, using the recent Pahalgam attack as a pretext.
“Any act of aggression will be met with a decisive response,” Tarar posted on X, formerly Twitter. “India will be fully responsible for any serious consequences in the region.”
The warning comes just hours after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level security meeting, where he gave the military “complete operational freedom” to respond to the Pahalgam attack, which left 26 civilians dead.
Top Indian defence officials — including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and the chiefs of the army, navy, and air force — attended the meeting.
Modi reaffirmed India’s intent to “deal a crushing blow to terrorism,” in what Islamabad has described as an attempt to exploit a “false flag operation” to justify aggression.
Tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours have reached their highest levels in years, with both sides exchanging sharp rhetoric and military posturing escalating across the border.