Pakistan says it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will attack within days[html]
Pakistani national Sara Khan, left, married to Indian citizen Aurangzeb Khan, right, holding their children prepares to leave for Pakistan without her husband from the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, following New Delhi’s decision to order almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the country after last week’s deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)2025-04-30T08:55:15Z
ATTARI, India (AP) — Pakistan said Wednesday it had “credible intelligence” that India is planning to attack it within days, as Pakistani nationals headed for the border to comply with New Delhi’s orders to almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the country following last week’s data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/kashmir-pahalgam-militant-attack-india-explainer-440b6e3b2886fe18aa2521e823d0754c">deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
An attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir and India’s moves to punish Pakistan — which denies any connection to the massacre — have driven tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals to their highest point since 2019, when the two sides came close to war after a suicide car bombing in Kashmir.
Early Wednesday, Pakistan said it had “credible intelligence” that India intends to carry out military action against it in the “next 24-36 hours on the pretext of baseless and concocted allegations of involvement in the Pahalgam incident.”
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An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard at a temporary checkpoint in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard at a temporary checkpoint in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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There was no immediate comment from Indian officials. Indian government officials said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “given complete operational freedom to the armed forces to decide on the mode, targets and timing of India’s response to the Pahalgam massacre,” speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive deliberations.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in separate phone calls with India and Pakistan, stressed the need to “avoid a confrontation that could result in tragic consequences.” The U.S. State Department also called for de-escalation and said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be speaking soon to the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers.
The deadline for Pakistani citizens to leave India — with exceptions for those who are on medical visas in India — passed on Sunday, but many families were still scrambling to the border crossing in Attari town in northern Punjab state to cross into Pakistan.
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An Indian relative gives thumbs up to a Pakistani family as they leave in a bus at the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, near Amritsar, India, following New Delhi’s decision to order almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the country after last week’s deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
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An Indian relative gives thumbs up to a Pakistani family as they leave in a bus at the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, near Amritsar, India, following New Delhi’s decision to order almost all Pakistani citizens to leave the country after last week’s deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
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Some were arriving on their own and others were being deported by police.
“We have settled our families here. We request the government not to uproot our families,” said Sara Khan, a Pakistani national who was ordered back to Pakistan without her husband, Aurangzeb Khan, who holds an Indian passport.
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