Pakistan Vows ‘Full Force’ Response to Any Indian Attack on Conflict Anniversary
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan warned on Thursday that it will retaliate with “full force” if India launches any attack on the one‑year anniversary of last year’s devastating four‑day conflict, dramatically escalating rhetoric between the nuclear‑armed neighbors .
The anniversary of the May 7-10, 2025 war is just three days away, and Pakistani authorities said they have credible intelligence indicating that India could be planning a strike.
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif delivered the stark ultimatum in parliament, stating that any attack “at any place, at any time” would meet a “decisive and overwhelming response.”
“Pakistan will give a full response to the Indian army at any place, at any time, and we will respond with full force. Let there be no doubt about our resolve.”
— Khawaja Asif, Pakistan’s Defense Minister
The warning came after a rare, blunt statement from Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday, who declared that Indian forces “will cross the border to kill terrorists on Pakistani soil if they are not stopped from attacking India.”
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry quickly rejected Singh’s remarks, calling them a “provocative statement” and “a clear threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan.”
The 2025 war was triggered by a devastating April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir, which killed 26 tourists. India responded with Operation Sindoor on May 7. The four‑day conflict ended on May 10 after a US‑brokered ceasefire, but Russia and China have also acted as intermediaries.
The stakes are far higher now than they were a year ago.
- India has increased deployments of S-400 air defense systems to the western front.
- Pakistan has inducted Chinese J-10C fighters and is accelerating readiness.
- The US is focused on the war in Iran and has fewer assets to spare for a potential India-Pakistan escalation.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with both Asif and Singh on Wednesday, urging restraint. Rubio’s calls are part of a broad American effort to prevent the war from widening.
Ukraine is grinding, the Middle East is on fire, and the US is now in a naval standoff with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. A fresh war between India and Pakistan would be a nightmare for global security, and a direct clash between the two nuclear powers would threaten to spiral out of control.
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