Pakistan thwarted India’s plan to attack by warning of strong retaliation: reports

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan had foiled Indian plan to attack by warning of severe retaliation in case of any misadventure, officials told local news outlet on Monday.

According to local news channel reports, Officials informed us that there was a plan to attack 7-8 cities of Pakistan from a base in Rajasthan, India and adding that Israel was also helping India in this plan and this was a joint plan of these countries.

After learning of this attack, Pakistan’s security agencies warned their counterparts in India that Islamabad was ready and if there would be an attack the magnitude of Pakistan’s response would be thrice as much, sources added.

Prior to these events, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan in Parliament had announced the country’s decision to release captured Indian pilot Abhinandan.

Report added that India was also planning of a second attack Pakistan with missiles, adding to foil this attack Pakistan had sent a message to India via third countries that if there was an attack there would be a strong response.

Earlier on Thursday, during his address in Parliament, Prime Minister Imran Khan also pointed out that there were threats of a missile attack the previous night and Pakistan’s forces were fully prepared to retaliate, but the situation was defused.

Senior government official also told local news channel that the threats of India carrying out terrorist attacks in cities of Pakistan still exists and adding that India would not cross the international border but have terrorist attacks carried out in cities of Pakistan.

Pakistan’s Armed Forces and security agencies remained on high-alert. “The situation changed after Pakistan released the Indian pilot and Islamabad received support on the diplomatic level” official added.

Reports added that first it was only Saudi Arabia, Turkey and US which were involved but over the last two days, the role of British Prime Minister Theresa May in defusing the tension had been immense.