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Pakistan Claims India Plans Military Strike Following Kashmir Tensions

Pakistan claims India intends to launch a military strike within 24 to 36 hours over Kashmir attack allegations.

Indian paramilitary troopers stand guard at a market area in Srinagar on April 28, 2025. Indian and Pakistan soldiers exchanged gunfire in disputed Kashmir for a fourth night in a row, New Delhi’s army said on April 28, the latest violence as relations between the rival nuclear-armed powers fray. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP)

Pakistan’s Information Minister, Attaullah Tarar, has issued a warning, claiming that the country possesses “credible intelligence” suggesting India is planning a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours. 

This statement follows heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors after a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists last week.

The attack near the tourist town of Pahalgam was one of the deadliest on civilians in the region in two decades. 

Both India and Pakistan have long claimed the disputed territory, and the incident has once again placed the region at the center of geopolitical friction. Pakistan has vehemently rejected India’s accusations that it supported militants behind the attack, calling the allegations unfounded.

Minister Tarar accused India of using the attack as a “false pretext” to justify military action against Pakistan. “Any such military adventurism by India would be responded to assuredly and decisively,” he said, warning of the severe consequences of further escalation.

In response to the attack, India has conducted extensive searches in Indian-administered Kashmir, detaining over 1,500 individuals for questioning. Authorities have also demolished the homes of at least 10 alleged militants, with reports indicating at least one may have been linked to a suspect named in the attack. Despite these measures, the identity of the perpetrators remains unclear.

The Resistance Front, a little-known militant group initially reported to have claimed responsibility for the attack, has since denied any involvement. Indian police have named three suspects, two of whom are allegedly Pakistani nationals, while the third is a local from Kashmir. The fourth suspect remains unidentified. Witnesses to the attack have reported that the gunmen appeared to target Hindu men specifically.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice, stating that India will hunt down the suspects “till the ends of the earth” and punish those responsible “beyond their imagination.”

The rising tensions come at a time when the region is already on edge. Kashmir has been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan since their partition in 1947, with both countries claiming full control over the region but administering only parts of it. Since 1989, Indian-administered Kashmir has witnessed a violent insurgency against Indian rule, with militants regularly clashing with security forces.

The recent escalation has sparked widespread concern that the ongoing conflict could once again spiral into a military confrontation, with both sides on high alert. 

Chioma Kalu

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