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The tensions rise after a deadly terrorist attack in India-administered Kashmir | The tensions rise after a deadly terrorist attack in India-administered Kashmir |
Pakistan has alleged that India is planning a military strike on its territory, signaling a further escalation in tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. | Pakistan has alleged that India is planning a military strike on its territory, signaling a further escalation in tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. |
“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,” Information Minister Attaullah Tarar wrote on X on Tuesday evening. | “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,” Information Minister Attaullah Tarar wrote on X on Tuesday evening. |
“Any act of aggression will be met with a decisive response. India will be fully responsible for any serious consequences in the region,” Tarar added. | “Any act of aggression will be met with a decisive response. India will be fully responsible for any serious consequences in the region,” Tarar added. |
His statement came after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the country’s armed forces “full operational freedom” to determine the mode, targets, and timing of a response to the recent terrorist attack in India’s Jammu and Kashmir union territory, which killed 26 people, most of them tourists. | |
New Delhi has linked the terrorist attack to Pakistan, reiterating long-standing accusations that its neighbor supports cross-border terrorism and insurgencies. Pakistan has denied the allegations and, in turn, accused India of backing “terrorist networks” operating on Pakistani soil. The two countries have a long-standing dispute over the Kashmir region, which is de facto divided by the Line of Control established after the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. | |
On April 22, terrorists opened fire on a group of people in Pahalgam, in the northern part of Jammu and Kashmir. The Resistance Front, believed to be an offshoot of the Pakistan-based jihadist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the attack. | |
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to punish “the terrorists and their backers.” Indian media reported on Tuesday that four anti-terror operations were underway in Jammu and Kashmir. | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to punish “the terrorists and their backers.” Indian media reported on Tuesday that four anti-terror operations were underway in Jammu and Kashmir. |
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif suggested that the Pahalgam attack was a “false flag operation.” In response, India’s Deputy Envoy to the United Nations, Yojna Patel, condemned Pakistan for making what she called “baseless allegations against India.” | In an interview with Al Jazeera, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif suggested that the Pahalgam attack was a “false flag operation.” In response, India’s Deputy Envoy to the United Nations, Yojna Patel, condemned Pakistan for making what she called “baseless allegations against India.” |