Islamabad: Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif has warned that Islamabad must remain on “full alert” and cannot discount the possibility of an “all-out war” with India . Speaking in an interview with a news chanel, Asif said Pakistan neither ignores nor trusts India “under any circumstances” and suggested that New Delhi could pursue hostile actions, including border incursions or attacks linked to Afghan territory.

His comments follow a sharp exchange of statements between the two countries amid a string of violent incidents this year. On 10 November, a car explosion in New Delhi killed 15 people, marking the second major attack in India after the earlier Pahalgam strike. Asif had already signalled a more assertive stance this month, claiming Pakistan was prepared to manage simul

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