Pakistan denied holding a nuclear council amid conflict with India

Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has denied reports of a meeting of the council overseeing the country's nuclear arsenal amid an escalating conflict with India. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on April 10.

"No meeting of the National Command was held, and no such meeting is scheduled," he is quoted as saying in the publication.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar also said that if India stops, Islamabad will consider stopping too.

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Earlier in the day, Dar stressed that Pakistan's strikes on Indian territory were a defensive measure. According to him, Pakistan carried out strikes in response to the actions of India, which used unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles during its military operations.

On May 10, Pakistan launched a large-scale military operation Banyan un Marsus ("Solid Wall") against India. As part of the operation, it is planned to strike several Indian strategic targets. Later, Pakistan announced that the Indian Adampur airbase had been destroyed.

At the same time, the Indian Ministry of Defense stated that on the night of May 10, Pakistan launched many drones into residential areas of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and endangered civilians and religious sites. It is also noted that Pakistan has attacked medical and educational institutions.

Relations between Pakistan and India have been strained since the terrorist attack on April 22 near the Indian city of Pahalgam in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir. As a result of the incident, 27 civilians were killed.