Pakistan minister denies nuclear physique assembly after offensive launched on India


Pakistani safety forces are seen outdoors Nur Khan Air Base, the place an Indian missiles struck in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Could 10, 2025.

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Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif mentioned no assembly of the Nationwide Command Authority, the highest army and civil physique overseeing the nation’s nuclear arsenal, had been scheduled following a army operation towards India that came about early on Saturday.

“No assembly has occurred of the Nationwide Command Authority, neither is any such assembly scheduled,” he advised ARY TV.

Pakistan’s army mentioned earlier that the prime minister had known as on the authority to satisfy.

Pakistan’s info minister didn’t reply instantly to a request for remark.

Individually, Pakistan’s overseas minister advised native TV that if India stops right here then “we’ll contemplate to cease right here”.

The feedback got here after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Pakistan’s Military Chief Normal Asim Munir and India’s overseas minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, urging each side to de-escalate and “re-establish direct communication to keep away from miscalculation”.