Tensions Mount: India-Pakistan Conflict Escalates

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif stated that the United States is leading global efforts to mitigate escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. India's recent drone incursions into Pakistan could prompt a certain attack from Pakistan, Asif revealed in a recent interview with Reuters.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Islamabad | Updated: 08-05-2025 18:00 IST | Created: 08-05-2025 18:00 IST
Tensions Mount: India-Pakistan Conflict Escalates
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The United States is at the forefront of international attempts to ease growing hostilities between India and Pakistan, according to Pakistan's Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif.

In a statement provided to Reuters on Thursday, Asif emphasized that ongoing drone incursions by India into Pakistani territory could make a retaliatory strike by Pakistan unavoidable.

This international diplomatic intervention by the U.S. comes at a delicate time, as both nations appear to be on the brink of armed conflict.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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