Following threats from Pakistan’s former Ambassador to India, Abdul Basit, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has issued a new warning aimed at India, specifically mentioning Kolkata as a potential target for retaliation against perceived misadventures.
Weeks after Pakistan’s former Ambassador to India, Abdul Basit, threatened to hit nuclear missiles at Mumbai and Delhi, now their Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned New Delhi that they would strike Kolkata in response to any “future misadventures.” Khawaja Asif’s threat has come after Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh warned Islamabad that India would respond with “unprecedented and decisive” action had they planned any misadventure. However, while making this threat, just like Basit, Asif seems to be forgetting what the Indian Armed Forces did to them during Operation Sindoor in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, bringing Pakistan to its knees and pleading for a ceasefire.
What Khawaja Asif Exactly Said in Fresh Threat to India
According to PTI, Asif said, “If India tries to stage any false flag operation this time, then God-willingly, we will take it to Kolkata.” He said while talking to reporters at his hometown of Sialkot, some 130kms from Lahore.
Asif alleged that there are reports that a false-flag operation has been designed through their own men or through the Pakistanis in their detention by laying down some bodies somewhere and saying “they were terrorists and had done so and so.” He, however, did not provide any evidence in support of his claim.
On Thursday, Asif said that Pakistan’s response to any attack would be “swift, calibrated, and decisive.”
Earlier, Rajnath Singh, said that any “misadventure” from India’s neighbour in the prevailing situation would invite an “unprecedented and decisive” action. The Pahalgam attack that took place on April 22 last year resulted in a four-day conflict between the two countries.
Why India Did To Pakistan in Operation Sindoor?
India’s Operation Sindoor was a counter-terror offensive launched to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack, with precision strikes targeting terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
It was a swift, 88-hour military campaign that began on May 7, 2025, targeting multiple Pakistani military installations and terror camps, causing extensive damage to airbases, hangars, and terror infrastructure.
Indian armed forces struck nine major terror camps and eleven Pakistani military installations, including the Nur Khan, Chaklala, Rafiqui, Rahim Yar Khan, and Jacobabad airbases, among others.
After India targeted the terror camps, Pakistan retaliated by attempting to strike India with a swarm of drones and missiles, however, none of their drones or missiles were able to hit Indian targets as a swift and full proof Indian air defence systems neutralised them mid-air.
