Pakistan warns of possible war with India within days

There is a risk of war with India within the next two to four days, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said,  TASS reported.

"We should be mentally prepared; there is a war looming on the horizon. There is a very vivid possibility that we could have a war in the next day, two, three, or four," Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper quoted him as saying. Asif clarified that his comments should not be misinterpreted as a categorical prediction but rather as a warning that "the upcoming days would be crucial."

"Pakistan is 100 percent ready to face any combat situation if the country’s sovereignty is threatened or war is imposed," he added, noting that other regional countries are working to prevent escalation and resolve disputes peacefully.

The tensions follow a deadly attack on April 22, when armed men in fatigues opened fire with machine guns in the tourist town of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 25 Indian citizens and one Nepalese national and injuring many others. The attackers fled the scene. Indian intelligence agencies reportedly found evidence linking the attack to Pakistani intelligence services and the radical group Lashkar-e-Taiba (banned in Russia), according to The Hindustan Times.

In response, India nearly halved its embassy staff in Islamabad, declared Pakistani military advisors in India personae non gratae, and closed the key Attari border checkpoint. It also suspended the Indus Waters Treaty and halted visa issuance to Pakistani nationals.

In retaliation, Pakistan suspended all bilateral agreements with India, warned it would view any attempt to divert Indus waters as an act of war, closed its airspace to Indian flights, shut the Wagah checkpoint, and expelled Indian defense, naval, and aviation advisers. Pakistan’s Security Council has also accused India of sponsoring terrorist activities within its borders.