“Will Use Full Spectrum Of Power”: Pakistan’s “Nuclear” Warning To India

Pakistan’s ambassador to Russia has warned that Islamabad could resort to its full military arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if it is attacked by India or if New Delhi disrupts Pakistan’s water supply.

Speaking in an interview with Russian broadcaster RT on Saturday, Muhammad Khalid Jamali, Pakistan’s top diplomat in Moscow, said Islamabad has credible intelligence suggesting that India is planning military strikes on Pakistani territory. “There are some other leaked documents whereby it has been decided to strike certain areas of Pakistan,” Jamali said. “So that makes us feel that this is going to happen and it’s imminent.”

The comments represent one of the most explicit threats of nuclear retaliation made by a senior Pakistani official against India in recent years. “We in Pakistan will use the full spectrum of power, both conventional and nuclear,” he said.

Jamali termed India’s suspension of the treaty as an act of war.

“Any attempt to usurp the water of the lower riparian, or to stop it, or to divert it would be an act of war against Pakistan and would be responded to with full force of power, including full spectrum of power,” he said.