‘Will Use Full Spectrum Of Power If…’: Pakistan Envoy’s ‘Nuke’ Threat To India

Last Updated:May 04, 2025, 11:03 IST

Pakistan’s ambassador to Russia, Khalid Jamali claimed that Islamabad has credible information revealing that India is likely to plan military strikes on Pakistani territory.

India-Pakistan ties: Adding to a series of brazen threats amid escalating tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad, Pakistan’s ambassador to Russia has said that Islamabad could resort to its “full spectrum of power”, including nuclear weapons, if New Delhi disrupts attacks the neighbouring country.

Speaking in an interview with Russian broadcaster RT on Saturday, Pakistan’s ambassador to Russia, Muhammad Khalid Jamali claimed that Islamabad has credible information revealing that India is likely to plan military strikes on Pakistani territory.

“There are some other leaked documents whereby it has been decided to strike certain areas of Pakistan,” Jamali said, adding, “So that makes us feel that this is going to happen and it’s imminent.”

Jamali asserted that the armed forces, “supported by the people of Pakistan”, would respond with “full spectrum of power”.

“We in Pakistan will use the full spectrum of power, both conventional and nuclear,” he said.

He further termed the suspension of Indus Waters Treaty as an act of war.

“Any attempt to usurp the water of the lower riparian, or to stop it, or to divert it would be an act of war against Pakistan and would be responded to with full force of power, including full spectrum of power,” he said.

Earlier Threats

Several Pakistani ministers and diplomats have issued such brazen and provocative threats to India as it fears a “military action by India” following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which left 26 people dead, caused by Pakistan-based and Pakistan-trained terrorists.

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had said that the country would “destroy” any structure built by India to divert water meant for Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty. India had suspended the decades-long treaty after the terror attack. Under the treaty, 80% of the Indus waters went to Pakistan, and India used 20%. Earlier, Asif had threatened an “all-out war” between India and Pakistan over the issue of Kashmir.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had also warned that any fresh conflict between India and Pakistan could escalate into nuclear war.

“Given the volatile nature of relations between Pakistan and India, it is crucial that tensions be managed before they turn into something far worse,” he had said.

Pakistani minister Hanif Abbasi and its envoy to the US Sheikh Rizwan have also issued both veiled and direct threats to use nuclear weapons.

Meanwhile, tensions between India and Pakistan remain high as the Pakistani Army opened small arms fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in areas opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch, Rajouri, Mendhar, Naushera, Sunderbani, and Akhnoor in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday night, violating ceasefire for the tenth consecutive night. The Indian Army responded promptly.

What Happened In Pahalgam?

In one of the biggest attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, Lashkar-linked terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists in Pahalgam on Tuesday, April 22, killing at least 26 people, including foreign tourists, and injuring many others. The Resistance Front (TRF), a Lashkar offshoot, claimed responsibility for the attack.

After the attack, the diplomatic ties between India and Pakistan were downgraded with New Delhi announcing several punitive measures, including suspension of Indus Water Treaty, cutting Islamabad Mission strength, closing its airspace for Pakistani airlines and expulsion of its military attaches. In response, Pakistan undertook tit-for-tat measures and suspended the Shimla Agreement.

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