If there is any action from the Indian side, you can rest assured Pakistan will respond, said Basit. Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit has claimed that Islamabad never wanted any increase in tensions with New Delhi. "But I can assure you, had there been any surgical strikes, Pakistan would have responded immediately and proportionately. If there is any action from the Indian side, you can rest assured Pakistan will respond," he added. Asked why he thought Delhi would mislabel 'routine operations', Basit said "it is for India to explain."

Source: dna October 08, 2016 05:48 UTC