Pakistan deploys ballistic missile amid mounting tension with India after lethal attack on tourists in Kashmir; missile exercise conducted.
, Tensions soaring, Pakistan gives a show of force with a ballistic missile test as India-Kashmir conflict tension lingers.
In the aftermath of the bloodbath in Pahalgam's picturesque landscape, tensions between India and Pakistan have hit the rooftop – and now, Pakistan fires back, unleashing the Abdali Weapon System, a 450km (280 miles) range surface-to-surface missile.
Pakistani government officials announced the test-firing of the tactical missile as part of an exercise on Saturday, boasting the enhanced features of its advanced navigation system and maneuverability. Capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads, the missile draws its name from 18th-century founder of modern Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali – a warrior who led invasions into the Indian subcontinent.
Congratulations poured in from Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the successful missile test, honoring the scientists, engineers, and key personnel involved. The missile test followed Indian Information Minister, Attaullah Tarar's statement asserting Pakistan possessed credible intelligence suggesting a potential military strike by India within the next 24 to 36 hours, in response to the devastating encounter in Indian-governed Kashmir denouncing 25 tourists' and a resident's lives.
Kashmir, a region torn between India and Pakistan, has been a hotspot since the two nations' split from British rule in 1947. New Delhi points the finger at Pakistan for sponsoring the April Pahalgam attack by insurgents, while Pakistan denies any complicity. India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, issued a stern warning to pursue those responsible for the attack "to the ends of the Earth". Pakistan's minister Tarar refutes Indian leaders' intentions, claiming they seek to employ the Pahalgam attack as a false pretext to potentially launch a strike against Pakistan.
Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Syed Asim Munir, reviews the country's top commanders in response to the "India-Pakistan standoff". Munir underlines the importance of vigilance and preparedness in unmistakable terms.
Amid border crossings' closure, diplomatic barbs, and threats to suspend the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, and the 1972 Simla Agreement, the unstable region is in shambles. Both nations, armed with nuclear weapons, exchange gunfire across the militarized Line of Control (LoC) – the de facto Kashmir border. Pakistan also hints at suspending participation in the Simla Agreement that defines the LoC.
Residents of Indian-governed Kashmir brace themselves, fearing the devastating consequences of conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
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Tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir continue to simmer since April's deadly attack on the region's Pahalgam area, claiming the lives of 25 Indian tourists and one Nepalese citizen. Both nuclear-armed neighbors wield a potential doomsday device, as history demonstrates their long-standing animosity and unresolved differences could quickly spiral out of control.
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- As the India-Kashmir conflict tension lingers, Pakistan responds with a show of force, testing a long-range missile named after a historic warrior, fueling concerns about war and conflicts in the region.
- The recent test-firing of Pakistan's missile, capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads, adds to the uneasy politics surrounding the tense standoff, involving not just India and Pakistan, but also the general news scene.
- In the world of crime and justice, theMissile test follows alleged intelligence suggesting a potential Indian military strike, heightening the stakes in this ongoing drama.
- Meanwhile, the sports world takes a back seat as Pakistan's war-and-conflicts with India unfold, with both nations demonstrating a readiness to act, potentially turning sports headlines into headlines of war and conflict.
