Amit Shah at PM Modi's residence ahead of 'Super Cabinet' meet; Pak Minister claims India will strike in 24-36 hours
As the Union Cabinet is set to meet on Wednesday, the first after the Pahalgam incident, Home Minister Amit Shah has reportedly visited Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence. The meeting comes as Pakistan claimed that it had credible intelligence that India intends to launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours using the Pahalgam incident.
The Prime Minister will also chair a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), the second meeting after the terror strike. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are expected to attend the "Super Cabinet" meeting scheduled for 11 am, according to reports.
The 'Super Cabinet' meeting is held when there are important political and economic matters related to the country which will have far-reaching consequences.
It was in the first round of the CCS meeting that the government announced a series of non-military measures against Pakistan, including the freeze on the Indus Waters Treaty, shutting off the Attari border and cancellation of visas. It is expected that the Super Cabinet will take decisions and counter-attack strategies like it did in 2019 when Indian fighter jets crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to bomb terror hubs.
Meanwhile, Jaishankar is said to have spoken to his counterparts from seven non-permanent member nations of the UN Security Council. He also interacted with his counterparts from Algeria, Greece, Guyana, Panama, Slovenia, Sierra Leone and Somalia and discussed the Pahalgam attack.
Pak Minister's warning
Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has said that his country had credible intelligence that India intends to carry out military action against Pakistan in the next 24-36 hours on the pretext of baseless and concocted allegations of involvement in the Pahalgam incident.
Tarar said the Indian government's plan was based on "baseless and concocted allegations" regarding Pakistan's involvement in the Pahalgam attacks. He added that Islamabad had offered a credible, transparent and independent probe by a neutral commission of experts, and accused India of evading investigation and choosing a confrontational path.
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