'130 Nukes Facing You': Pakistan Minister Threatens India As Tensions Rise Over Indus Treaty Suspension

Last Updated:April 27, 2025, 10:35 IST

Pakistan Minister Hanif Abbasi warned that if India stops the water supply to Pakistan, it should prepare for a war

Pakistan Minister Hanif Abbasi | File Image/X

Pahalgam Attack: Pakistan Minister Hanif Abbasi escalated tensions by openly threatening India with nuclear retaliation, warning that Islamabad’s stockpile — Ghori, Shaheen, and Ghaznavi missiles along with 130 nuclear warheads — has been kept “only for India."

Abbasi further warned that if India stops the water supply to Pakistan by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, which already has been suspended, it should prepare for a war, as Islamabad is ready to strike if provoked.

“If they stop the water supply to us, then they should be ready for a war. The military equipment we have, the missiles we have, they’re not for display. Nobody knows where we have placed our nuclear weapons across the country. I say it again, these ballistic missiles, all of them are targeted at you," the Pakistani minister said.

The remarks came after India announced a raft of measures against Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives. India decided to suspend the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty and also announced the suspension of the visas for Pakistani nationals.

In a tit-for-tat move, Islamabad closed its airspace to Indian carriers and threatened to suspend the 1972 Simla Agreement, which validates the Line of Control.

Abbasi reacted to Pakistan’s decision to close its airspace for India, saying that New Delhi has already started realising the harsh consequences of its actions.

“If things were to continue like this for another 10 days, the airlines in India would go bankrupt," Abbasi said, mocking India for its decision to suspend the Indus Treaty.

The minister also claimed that Pakistan had already started preparing for the consequences of India’s decision to downgrade bilateral trade, signalling that Islamabad was ready to counter any economic actions taken against it.

India took bold decision to downgrade its diplomatic ties with Pakistan after The Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow group of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack.

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