Nuclear war could break out "at any time" if India continues strikes, Pakistan's defence chief has warned as his country teeters on the brink of a conflict with India.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif gave the stark warning in an interview with Pakistani TV channel Geo News as tensions between the two nuclear powers continue to reach boiling point.
The minister said: "If they [India] impose an all-out war on the region and if such dangers arise in which there is a standoff, then at any time a nuclear war can break out."
He added: "If they aggravate this then if a chance of war arises in which there is a sign of nuclear option being used on both sides, then the responsibility for that will be on India."
Pakistan's Prime Minister earlier blamed India for igniting an "inferno" in the region after bombing his country overnight and has now authorised his troops to fire missiles back.
Speaking to Pakistan's parliament in Islamabad today, PM Shehbaz Sharif said: "the responsibility for ensuing consequences shall lie squarely with India."
He said: "The nation stands galvanized and resolute in the face of any further aggression."
New Delhi, meanwhile, has said it is prepared to retaliate against Pakistan if it does return fire.
Fears of all-out war are growing as Islamabad says India’s missile strikes deliberately targeted civilians – killing innocent men, women and children – in what it branded a “cowardly and unlawful act of war”.
Nuclear war in the region is feared to kill as many as 125million people - and the world has called on both sides to step back from the brink.
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