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There will be military retaliation and we are prepared. We are discussing the nature of the strike,
the Indian Express newspaper quoted a top government source as saying on Sunday
The eyewitnesses are being questioned in minute detail to piece together the sequence of events that led to one of the worst terror attacks in Kashmir,
it said in a statement
With zero evidence, India has laid the entire blame on Pakistan, and used this tragedy as an excuse to dismantle all diplomatic and other ties like the Indus Waters Treaty that have stood the test of time and several wars.
Senator Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's former Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environment, told MailOnline
He expressed his deep condolences on behalf of the British people to all those affected, their loved ones and the people of India.
A Downing Street spokesperson said
Any attempt to stop or divert the flow of water belonging to Pakistan as per the Indus Waters Treaty, and the usurpation of the rights of lower riparian will be considered as an Act of War and responded with full force.
A statement from Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's office saidWe very much appeal to both the governments to exercise maximum restraint, and to ensure that the situation and the developments we've seen do not deteriorate any further
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric saidPakistan remains committed to peace, stability and the following of international norms but will not compromise on its sovereignty,
he told a news conference
Pakistan is fully prepared to cooperate with any neutral investigators to ensure that the truth is uncovered and justice is served,
said Pakistan’s interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi, on SaturdayWe are the residents of border areas. Whatever happens in India, our areas will be the first to be affected,
resident Balvir Kaur told the Reuters news agency
So, the fear and the apprehension are really focused on the fact that we could be on the threshold of a full-blown crisis,
Lodhi concludedThe nuclear neighbours are on the brink of a more dangerous confrontation, so there are fears, especially because of speeches by Prime Minister Modi as well as the Indian media.”
Lodhi saidNobody knows where he is,
neighbour Sameer Ahmed told ReutersIt is time again to give diplomacy a chance as neither Pakistan nor India can afford war.”
In an editorial published on Saturday, Pakistan’s Dawn news outlet saidThe recent tragedy in Pahalgam is yet another example of this perpetual blame game, which must come to a grinding halt.”
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif saidThat would mean a very strong, robust response from Pakistan,
she said
The Pakistan Army’s actions are testing the ceasefire that has mostly held. But now a question mark hangs over whether it will last. We are ready for anything,
said one of the officials cited above, a day after army chief General Upendra Dwivedi visited Srinagar and reviewed the security dynamics in Jammu and Kashmir in light of the mounting tensions between the two countries
The steps taken by both sides are in the non-kinetic domain (no use of force to impose will). But the moment you get into the kinetic domain, the conflict could escalate. The ceasefire violations and the Indian Army’s response may be limited to small arms right now, but things can change,
said another official, in the context of the possible use of heavier weapons and artilleryTehran stands ready to use its good offices in Islamabad and New Delhi to forge greater understanding at this difficult time."
Iranian Foreign Minister Syed Abbas Araghchi said
India lacks the hydro infrastructure needed to actually impede the flow of water to Pakistan in the short term,
analyst Brahma Chellaney said
Pakistan is open to participating in any neutral, transparent and credible investigation,
Sharif said, while warning Pakistan’s forces stand ready to repel “any misadventure” by India