Pakistan minister holds emergency press meet at 2 am, says India's military action within 24 to 36 hours
Amid looming fears of strong action from India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, Attaullah Tarar held an emergency press meet at 2 a.m.
- ISLAMABAD — Amid looming fears of strong action from India in the wake of
the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan Federal Minister for Information and
Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar held an emergency press meet at 2 am on Wednesday,
saying that there were 'intelligence reports of military action against their
country within the next 24 to 36 hours'.
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- Addressing an emergency press conference, Tarar said
credible intelligence-based information has warned of an Indian military
action.
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- “We have credible intelligence-based information that
India is planning a military offensive against Pakistan within the next 24 to
36 hours. Any action by India will be responded to with full force,” he said.
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- “Pakistan will defend its territory at all costs and will
respond with its full might. The nation will defend its sovereignty and
territorial integrity by all means necessary. If India tries to impose a war on
Pakistan, it will be solely responsible for the disastrous and devastating
costs,” he added.
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- Tarar also called on the international community to take
note of India’s "planned aggression" against Pakistan, stating that
even though Islamabad offered cooperation in a neutral and credible
investigation, New Delhi has not provided any proof of Islamabad’s involvement
in the Pahalgam attack.
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- “It has been days since the Pahalgam incident, but India
has not provided Pakistan with any evidence. However, we have credible evidence
of India’s involvement in cross-border terrorism in our country. The
International community needs to take notice of New Delhi’s planned and
self-orchestrated reasoning to attack Pakistan”, he said.
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- “India’s habit of being the judge, jury and executioner
is categorically and strongly rejected by Pakistan”, he added.
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- The late-night emergency press conference by Pakistan’s
Information Minister has come amid heavy military deployments by both sides on
their borders, while the political temperature is rising every passing hour.
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- Both sides have unleashed a range of measures against
each other, with Pakistan closing its airspace for Indian airlines and India
putting the crucial and critical Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance, among
other measures.
