Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday warned that India could carry out a military strike at any moment along the Line of Control in Kashmir.
Asif’s statement came as tension was running high between the two nuclear-armed neighbours in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
“There are reports that India may strike at any point along the LoC. New Delhi will be given a befitting reply,” the minister told reporters in Islamabad.
He also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war for political gains”, reiterating allegations that “New Delhi was involved in terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan”.
“We had provided the UN with evidence in 2016 and 2017, including videos of India financing terrorism,” he claimed. He also linked the recent wave of terror in the two provinces to groups operating from Afghanistan, allegedly backed by India.
He said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked for an international probe into the incident.
“Such a probe would expose whether India itself or any internal group was involved, and clarify the truth behind New Delhi’s baseless allegations,” Asif said.
