Pakistan to use Arsenal of nuclear weapons on India if "there is a direct threat to existence", says Minister of Defense | Today news

Pakistan’s defense minister said on Monday that a military invasion of neighboring India is threatening in the wake of a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir last week, as tensions are rising between the two nuclear army countries. The militant attack killed 26 people and caused indignation in Hindu majority India, along with calls for action against Muslim majority Pakistan. India accuses Pakistan of the support of the militantity in Kashmir, a region claims both and fought two wars. “We have strengthened our powers because it is now something that is threatening. Therefore, some strategic decisions must be made in that situation, so these decisions have been made,” Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad told Reuters in an interview in his Islamabad office. Asif said the rhetoric of India is standing up and that the Army of Pakistan informed the government about the possibility of an Indian attack. He no more details of his reasons to think that an invasion of the invasion was threateningly. After the Kashmir attack, India identified two suspected militants as Pakistani. Islamabad denied any role and asked for a neutral investigation. Asif said that Pakistan is in a big way and that he would only use his arsenal of nuclear weapons if there is a direct threat to our existence ‘. First published: 28 Apr 2025, 09:12 IST