India planning military action in next 24-36 hours, will face consequences: Pakistan Minister

Pakistan on Wednesday claimed it had received credible intelligence suggesting that India was planning military action against it within the next 24 to 36 hours and warned New Delhi of serious consequences according to a report by news agency PTIFederal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar accused the Indian government of preparing for an attack based on what he described as ldquobaseless and concocted allegationsrdquo linking Pakistan to the recent terrorist attack in PahalgamTarar reiterated that Pakistan itself had long been a victim of terrorism and had consistently condemned it in all forms He said Islamabad had offered a ldquocredible transparent and independentrdquo investigation by a neutral commission of experts but alleged that India was avoiding such a probe and instead opting for a confrontational approachCalling for international attention the Pakistani government urged the global community to remain vigilant It warned that any act of military aggression by India would be met with a ldquodecisive and assuredrdquo response Pakistan further stated that the responsibility for any escalation and its fallout would ldquosquarely lie with Indiardquo PTI reportedIndian Army effectively retaliates to unprovoked small firing by PakistanThe Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked smallarms firing during the intervening night of April 29 and 30 from its posts across the Line of Control LoC in multiple sectors of Jammu and Kashmir prompting a swift and proportionate response from the Indian Army according to Indian ArmyIn a statement issued on Tuesday the Indian Army reported that Pakistani forces targeted Indian positions in the Naushera Sunderbani and Akhnoor sectors in the Jammu region Later updates confirmed that similar ceasefire violations were also recorded further north in Baramulla and Kupwara districts as well as across the International Border IB in the Pargwal sectorDuring the night of 2930 April Pakistan Army posts initiated unprovoked smallarms fire across the Line of Control opposite the Naushera Sunderbani and Akhnoor sectors Indian Army troops responded swiftly and proportionately the Army statedFurther Pakistan extended the firing to additional locations across the LoC in Baramulla and Kupwara in north Kashmir along with the Pargwal sector along the IB The Indian Army maintained that its troops retaliated appropriately to all such violationsThis is the sixth consecutive day of Indias effective relations since the Pakistan Armys unprovoked small arms firing on the night of 2526With inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params