Pakistan authorises military to respond to India’s Operation Sindoor
Pakistan’s National Security Committee on Wednesday said that it had authorised its armed forces to respond to the Indian military’s Operation Sindoor.
The statement came after the Indian military on Wednesday carried out strikes on what it said were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. The Indian armed forces targeted nine sites.
In a press statement, the committee cited Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, to claim that Pakistan had the right to respond.
Article 51 provides a country the right to defend itself if attacked, until the UN Security Council approves measures to maintain international peace and security.
This came hours after Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that the country was ready to “wrap up” tensions with India if New Delhi chooses to de-escalate the situation, Bloomberg TV reported.
Asif told Bloomberg TV that Islamabad had maintained over the past two weeks that it would not initiate hostile actions against India.
“But if we’re attacked, we’ll respond,” he said. “If India backs down, we will definitely wrap up this tension.”
The minister also said that he was not aware of potential diplomatic talks between the two countries at this stage.
After carrying out the strikes, India’s defence ministry said that its actions had been “focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature”.
“No Pakistani military facilities have...
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