Pakistan warns India planning 'surgical strike' against it
by Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 18, 2020 10:16 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 10:28 am EDT
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s foreign minister on Friday accused neighbouring India of planning a “surgical strike” against his Islamic nation, the latest in a war of words between the two nuclear-armed rivals.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke during a televised news conference in the United Arab Emirates where he is currently on a two-day visit for talks with senior UAE government officials.
He did not offer evidence to support his claim but cited “credible intelligence” about the alleged plot. He added that Pakistan was fully prepared to respond to any such attack from India, which he said could endanger peace in the region.