Pakistan could have shot down 12 Indian jets using Chinese J10-Cs, says Dar

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, addressing Parliament and key stakeholders, laid out a detailed timeline of events and Pakistan’s measured response following the Pahalgam incident and subsequent Indian aggression, including 24 targeted strikes on Pakistani soil.

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar told the National Assembly that India’s recent decisions in the wake of the Pahalgam incident represent a clear escalation against Pakistan and a violation of international norms.

“On April 22, when the Pahalgam incident occurred, our prime minister was in Ankara. By the very next morning, Pakistan had issued a strong condemnation to the international community,” Dar said during his speech in the assembly.

He said that following a meeting of India’s Cabinet Committee on Security, New Delhi made hostile decisions against Pakistan, including the closure of the Attari border, declaring Pakistani defence attaches persona non grata, and unilaterally suspending the Indus Waters Treaty.

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“The Indus Waters Treaty cannot be scrapped unilaterally—India has no authority to do so,” he asserted.

Dar said Pakistan’s National Security Committee convened on April 24 and decided that any hostile measure from India would be met with a reciprocal response. “We made it clear this is not aggression on our part, but retaliation. Any Indian aggression will be answered with full force.”