‘Don’t see a major war with India, but have to be ready’: Pakistan ex-NSA

Currently serving as the Vice Chancellor for the Lahore-based Beaconhouse National University, Moeed Yusuf was Pakistan's national security adviser from May 2021 to April 2022 [Courtesy of Beaconhouse National University]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Eleven days after gunmen shot 26 people dead in the scenic valley of Baisaran in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Pahalgam, India and Pakistan stand on the brink of a military standoff.

The nuclear-armed neighbours have each announced a series of tit-for-tat steps against the other since the attack on April 22, which India has implicitly blamed Pakistan for, even as Islamabad has denied any role in the killings.