Pakistan warns India against ‘false flag’ attacks in Kashmir
Associated PressISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military was on high alert in Kashmir on Monday as its prime minister warned India against carrying out any “false flag” operations in the disputed region after a U.N. vehicle in the Pakistan-held part came under attack. “I am making absolutely clear to the community that if India was to be reckless enough to conduct a false flag operation against Pakistan, it would confront a strong national Pakistani resolve & be given a befitting response at all levels of the threat. Pakistan says the attack on the U.N. vehicle was deliberate, as such vehicles are clearly marked and “recognizable even from long distances.” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said it had “credible information that India was planning to stage a ‘false flag’ attack to divert attention from its domestic difficulties, and create justification for another misadventure against Pakistan.” “If that were to happen, Pakistan will exercise its right to self-defense,” it said in a letter to the U.N. Anurag Srivastava, a spokesman for India’s External Affairs Ministry, said Pakistan’s allegations were “investigated in detail and found to be factually incorrect and false.” He said Indian troops were aware of the presence of U.N. observers and did not open fire.