The Minister of Defense of Pakistan Havaja Muhammad Asif said that the growth of tension between India and Pakistan could lead to a nuclear war.
Speaking on the GEO News television channel, Asif made a statement about the growth of tension in relations with India after the attack, which killed 26 people.
indicating that the possibility of a nuclear war between the two countries definitely exists, Asif said: “If they (India) will impose a total war in the region and such dangers will arise, then a nuclear war can erupt at any moment.”
Asif warned that if the New Delhi government will push Pakistan to a nuclear war, then India will “bear all the consequences.”
India attack on Pakistan
On May 6, India inflicted missile strikes on the territory of Pakistan and the Azad Kashmir region controlled by him in response to a terrorist act in the Pakhalgami area on April 22, as a result of which 26 people were killed.
The Indian Army announced that it struck 9 goals, which it called “terrorist structures.” The Islamabad administration said that 6 points belonging to civilians were struck as a result of the attack, as a result of which 26 people were killed.
The Pakistani military said that they shot down 5 Indian fighters, New Delhi did not confirm this.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers called the military attacks “Sindur Operation”, evaluating the operation “Minous of Pride”. According to the Hindi dictionary, the word “Sindur” means “red powder that married Hindu women apply on the forehead.”