Amid growing global scrutiny following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, a visibly anxious Pakistan has accused India of planning imminent military action, while simultaneously appealing to the United Nations for intervention.
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar, claimed in a post on X that the country had “credible intelligence” indicating India could launch a military strike within 24 to 36 hours, allegedly using the Pahalgam incident as a pretext. He further accused India of assuming a unilateral role of “Judge, Jury and Executioner” in the region and warned of “catastrophic consequences” if hostilities escalated.
The minister’s comments appeared aimed at deflecting attention from Pakistan’s alleged involvement in cross-border terrorism. Tarar reiterated Islamabad’s call for a “credible, transparent, and independent investigation” into the attack by a neutral commission, accusing India of rejecting diplomacy in favor of confrontation.
Adding to the diplomatic narrative, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar told the National Assembly that Pakistan successfully pressured the United Nations Security Council to remove the name of The Resistance Front (TRF)—a Lashkar-e-Taiba offshoot—from its statement on the Pahalgam attack, raising further questions about Pakistan’s position on terror groups.
In a separate development, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, requesting a neutral probe into the Pahalgam attack. Sharif reiterated Pakistan’s official condemnation of terrorism, rejected Indian allegations, and asserted that while Pakistan seeks peace, it would “defend its sovereignty with full force if challenged.”
These dramatic diplomatic moves come after India, in response to the terror attack, revoked several bilateral arrangements with Pakistan, including putting the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance and ordering the expulsion of Pakistani nationals on short-term visas.