Pahalgam Terror Attack: Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif has warned his country’s military was ‘prepared for any eventuality’ amid escalating tensions and diplomatic measures with India in the wake of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists, earlier this week.
Asif, told British news channel Sky News, that the worsening ties between the two neighboring nations post the Pahalgam attack might lead to an all-out India-Pakistan war.
“We will measure our response to whatever is initiated by India. It would be a measured response,” Asif told Sky News.
Tensions between the two neighbours have escalated since April 24, with widespread reports suggesting a possibility of punitive strikes by India in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. India initiated several diplomatic measures after the terror attack targeting Pakistan, which responded with countermeasures, as militaries of both countries remain on high alert, according to reports.
“If there is an all-out attack or something like that, then obviously there will be an all-out war,” Asif said asserting that the world should be ‘worried’ about the prospect of tensions between two nations, both with nuclear weapons.
India’s decision to downgrade diplomatic ties with Pakistan in view of cross-border links to the Pahalgam terror attack was taken in theCabinet Committee on Security (CCS)meeting held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence on April 23.
