Pakistan said Wednesday it has credible intelligence that India plans to launch military action against it within days amid escalating tensions between the two countries following a deadly attack on tourists in Pahalgam, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Indian-administered Kashmir.
The warning came from Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, who posted the claim on X on Wednesday. “Pakistan has credible intelligence that India intends carrying out military action against Pakistan in the next 24-36 hours on the pretext of baseless and concocted allegations of involvement in the Pahalgam incident,” Tarar said.
Tarar added that any “military adventurism by India would be responded to assuredly and decisively.”
Pakistan has credible intelligence that India intends carrying out military action against Pakistan in the next 24-36 hours on the pretext of baseless and concocted allegations of involvement in the Pahalgam incident.
Indian self assumed hubristic role of Judge, Jury and… pic.twitter.com/WVW6yhxTJ0— Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) April 29, 2025
India has not responded publicly on the claim of Pakistan but on Wednesday, it issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), announcing the closure of its airspace to all Pakistan-registered and military aircraft.
According to the NOTAM, the restriction will be in effect from April 30 to May 23, 2025. Pakistan had already barred Indian airlines from its airspace days earlier.
The rising tensions between the two countries follows an April 22 attack in Pahalgam where three gunmen killed 26 people. India blamed the attack on militants supported by Pakistan. Pakistan denied involvement and called for an independent investigation.
Both countries have downgraded diplomatic ties, expelled each other’s nationals, and suspended cooperation under the Indus Waters Treaty. The treaty, signed in 1960, governs water sharing of six rivers between the two countries. It has never been suspended before.
According to the U.S. State Department, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with both Indian and Pakistani officials on Wednesday and urged both sides to avoid escalation. China also called for restraint from both sides.
India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir, a region claimed by both nations. Tensions last reached similar levels in 2019, when a suicide bombing in Kashmir killed 40 Indian soldiers. In response, India launched airstrikes inside Pakistan, the first such strikes since the 1971 war.
