Pakistan braces for Indian incursion after Kashmir massacre. Military build up surges across Kashmir as war fears intensify

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Tensions between India and Pakistan are sharpening to a dangerous edge tonight. From Islamabad, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif sounded the alarm with grim certainty: military action by India is now imminent. Not a threat. Not a possibility. Imminent.

The warning comes after a bloodbath last week in Pahalgam, Kashmir. Twenty six tourists were slaughtered in a militant attack that rattled the entire region. Within hours, accusations flew. India squarely blamed Pakistan, pointing fingers at two militants it claims are Pakistani nationals. Pakistan fiercely denied any involvement, demanding an independent investigation that no one seriously believes will happen in time.

On the ground, preparations for war have already begun. Pakistan has reinforced its military positions along the tense border, readying for a strike they believe could come at any hour. Soldiers dig in along the Line of Control, while officials move through emergency planning sessions behind thick, secured doors.

India, for its part, is not standing still. Visa services for Pakistani citizens were immediately suspended. Paramilitary units flooded sensitive zones across Kashmir, their boots and weapons now part of the uneasy landscape. Gunfire crackled through the night air for four straight days, signaling that the window for diplomacy has all but slammed shut.

In both capitals, the memories of previous wars over Kashmir hang heavy in the air. Two wars already fought. Hundreds of thousands of lives lost. Yet the old wounds never healed, and now new blood spills into the soil. This is a familiar dance, but the stakes feel higher. Much higher.

Pakistan’s Defense Minister reminded the world in no uncertain terms: the country would only reach for its nuclear arsenal if it faced an existential threat. He chose his words carefully, but the meaning was clear enough. If Indian tanks roll too deep, or if fighter jets streak across too many lines, the world could be staring into a nuclear abyss.

Control of those weapons lies with the National Command Authority. Chaired by Pakistan’s Prime Minister, the NCA is cloaked in secrecy, its full structure known to only a handful of insiders. Pakistan’s nuclear program, born in 1998 in direct response to India’s own tests, remains one of the most closely guarded arsenals on earth.

India, too, has its own doctrine ready. It is called Cold Start. The idea is brutal and efficient. Strike fast. Strike hard. Penetrate Pakistan’s defenses before a full mobilization can occur. The doctrine is designed to be swift enough to prevent a nuclear response, but in a real war, plans often survive only until the first shot is fired.

In a nightmare scenario, if both nations unleashed their nuclear arsenals, experts predict between 50 and 125 million deaths within the first week. Entire cities turned to ash. Crops destroyed. Global climate plunged into chaos and darkness. The world would feel the aftershocks for decades.

Right now, across the tense fields of Kashmir, in bunkers and border posts, soldiers grip their rifles tighter. Each side watches the other through cracked scopes and binoculars, wondering which moment will spiral into something no one can control.

Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/world/pakistan-defence-minister-says-military-incursion-by-india-is-imminent-2025-04-28/

https://www.india.com/news/world/who-controls-nuclear-weapons-in-pakistan-prime-minister-or-army-whose-permission-is-necessary-to-use-it-7783502/

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/cold-start-indias-answer-to-pakistans-nuclear-threats/ar-AA1DM4gI