India, Pakistan threatened to unleash missiles at each other — sources 1 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ReutersNEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD – The sparring between India and Pakistan last month threatened to spiral out of control and only interventions by U.S. officials, including National Security Advisor John Bolton, headed off a bigger conflict, five sources familiar with the events said. At one stage, India threatened to fire at least six missiles at Pakistan, and Islamabad said it would respond with its own missile strikes “three times over”, according to Western diplomats and government sources in New Delhi, Islamabad and Washington. Islamabad denied any militant camp exists in the area and said the Indian bombs exploded on an empty hillside. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi facing a general election in April-May, the government was under pressure to respond.

Source: Manila Bulletin March 17, 2019 07:18 UTC