Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi: As tensions between India and Pakistan continue to rise after the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Pakistani minister Hanif Abbasi has issued an open nuclear threat against India, claiming that Pakistan has “130 missiles” ready for deployment, including Shaheen and Ghaznavi missiles.
Hanif Abbasi’s Open Warning To India
In a press conference, Abbasi said, “Those Shaheen (missiles), Ghaznavi (missiles), which we have kept arranged in our bases, we have kept them for Hindustan (India). The 130 weapons we possess are not just kept as models — and you have no idea in which parts of Pakistan we have positioned them.”
The inflammatory remarks come after India took significant diplomatic actions on Wednesday in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people. Measures included the expulsion of Pakistani military attaches, suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, and closure of the Attari land-transit post.
Pakistan Minister Escalates Threats
Abbasi continued by asserting that India was aware of Pakistan’s missile deployments and claimed that this knowledge had caused India to “step back” from more aggressive actions.
“That’s why I am repeating it again: these ballistic missiles, these cruise missiles, this Shaheen, this Ghauri — they are not in our showcase, they are directed towards you, not towards anyone else,” he declared.
He further warned that if India dared to halt Pakistan’s water supply through the Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan would prepare for “full-scale war.”
Blame Game Continues
The Pakistani minister also accused India of deflecting responsibility for internal issues by blaming other countries.
“First, give answers for your own actions; first, hold yourself accountable before pointing fingers at us. They threatened us — and we responded: We stopped the water, stopped the trading, and we began our preparations,” he said.
Backdrop Of Rising Tensions
On April 22, gunmen attacked a group of tourists at the scenic Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, leading to 26 deaths in what was one of the deadliest attacks since the 2019 Pulwama bombing. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), initially claimed responsibility but later attempted to distance itself from the attack.
The Indian government has responded with tough diplomatic and internal security measures, vowing to dismantle terror networks and holding Pakistan accountable internationally.
