ISLAMABAD: India’s deputy high commissioner was summoned to the foreign office on Sunday in protest against what Pakistan claimed was “reliable intelligence” that New Delhi was planning yet another attack against it within the next few days.
“Indian deputy high commissioner was summoned for demarche in line with Foreign Minister’s briefing of today and warned against any misadventure,” foreign office spokesperson Dr. Muhammad Faisal said in his tweet later during the day.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had earlier said that India could launch an attack between April 16 and 20, adding that Pakistan had shared the information with the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Indian DHC was summoned for demarche in line with FM’s briefing of today & Warned against any misadventure
— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@DrMFaisal) April 7, 2019
Pakistan and India found themselves on the brink of war in February this year after a suicide bomber killed 40 paramilitary troops in Indian-administered Kashmir. A Pakistan-based militant group, Jaish-e-Muhammed, claimed responsibility of the attack, making India launch an airstrike against Pakistan.
As tensions soared between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, Pakistan shot down an Indian fighter jet and captured its pilot who was later returned to his country.
The two sides, however, remained reluctant to say that the danger of war was over.
Prime Minister Imran Khan recently accused India of whipping up “war hysteria,” and many Pakistani officials had previously proclaimed that the administration in New Delhi was putting regional peace and stability in jeopardy to win the forthcoming elections.
