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Pakistan and India have enough nuclear weapons to wipe the other side out several times over,
says security analyst Syed Mohammed Ali, who is based in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital
During the night there were multiple attacks on Pakistan and we have been alerting the world of this eventuality for the last 15 days or so
He told the Today Programme
If they [India] impose an all-out war on the region and if such dangers arise in which there is a stand-off, then at any time a nuclear war can break out.
Speaking to Pakistani TV channel Geo News, the country's defence minister Khawaja Asif said.jpg)
If India backs down, we'll definitely wrap up these things...These are not hostile acts—we are just defending our territory."
Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif warned
Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistan military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution."
India's Defense Ministry, in a statement
They have been fighting for many, many decades, and centuries if you really think about it. I just hope it ends very quickly."
U.S. President Donald Trump said in the Oval OfficePakistan has made very clear that it will use nuclear weapons to prevent a full-scale Indian invasion of its territory, and the potential for uncontrollable escalation is part of what makes every crisis between India and Pakistan particularly dangerous."
Liang said
By publicly framing the strikes as counterterrorism-focused and avoiding sovereign Pakistani targets, New Delhi sought to limit retaliatory pressure on Islamabad."
Plitsas saidIt wouldn't surprise me if we're seeing Pakistan supplying some capability to Russia."
Ingram saidThese military strikes were designed to deliver justice to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and their families."
A spokesperson said
I echo @POTUS's comments earlier today that this hopefully ends quickly and will continue to engage both Indian and Pakistani leadership towards a peaceful resolution."
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on XThe US Secretary of State, flying into India and Pakistan, would carry out shuttle diplomacy between the two."
He said