Pakistan threatens India: "It will pay for its mistake"

BarcelonaThe world is watching Pakistan. After theIndia launched a missile attack on at least nine locations in Pakistan and Kashmir early Wednesday morning.Islamabad has vowed retaliation for what it called an "act of war." "India will have to pay the price for the blatant mistake it made last night. Perhaps they thought we would withdraw, but they forgot that, by the grace of Allah, this is a nation of brave people with a steely resolve," proclaimed Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The response, officials say, will come "at the right time, place, and manner" to "avenge the loss of innocent lives."

At least 31 people have died and another 57 were injured as a result of the projectiles that, according to India, targeted "terrorist infrastructure" linked to the Islamist militant groups Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba. terrorists, specifically the group responsible for The attack that killed 25 Indian tourists and one Nepalese in late April at the Pahalgam hill station in Kashmir. But Pakistan has distanced itself from the insurgent militias blamed for the attack and denies India's accusations of supporting cross-border terrorism.

This attack, which Indian authorities attributed to two Pakistani citizens, was the trigger that This has rekindled the clashes between the two countries, leading to the largest escalation between the two nuclear powers in the last twenty years.. In fact, in Kashmir – the border de facto Between the two states, several clashes have erupted across the Line of Control, leaving 15 civilians dead on the Indian side, according to New Delhi, and six on the Pakistani side. Local police have urged residents of the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir to move to safety.

"If Pakistan responds, India will respond."

India has not allayed fears of a military conflict in the region, and this Wednesday, in front of a dozen foreign envoys in New Delhi, Indian officials warned that "if Pakistan responds, India will respond."

Several experts point out that Pakistan is obliged to respond, but that international diplomacy will play an important role in minimizing the scope of a possible offensive. In this regard, Pakistan's National Security Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, authorized the armed forces this morning to carry out "appropriate actions" in response "in self-defense." At the same time, in a statement, it called on the international community to recognize "the gravity of India's unprovoked illegal actions and hold it accountable for its flagrant violations of international norms and laws."

US President Donald Trump has offered to help in the conflict: "If I can help, I will," he said. Along similar lines, the European Union expressed concern and asserted that Brussels is trying to mediate and reduce tensions. France, on the other hand, was less diplomatic and directly supported India "in its fight against terrorist groups," while Turkey expressed its solidarity with Pakistan.

The resurgence of fighting has also disrupted air travel, with several airlines forced to cancel flights and at least nine airports closed in India.