THe browd gathered in an angry freenzy, their slogans ringing out accepts the streets of the Pakistani City of Rawalpindi. “There will be war,” they cried out in unison. “The war will continue till kashmir is freed. Till India is destroyed. There will be war.”
Just hours earlier, an alleged Indian draone had crashed amid the food stalls outside the cricket stadium, injury a passing civilian. It was one of at least 25 draones that Pakistan claimed India hadna has been cacistani territory overnightIn what they described as “Another Blatant Military Act of AGGRESSION”.
The Previous Night, India Had Carried Out The Most Extensive Airtrikss on Pakistan in Decades, as it used Missiles and Drones to Target Nine Locations Across the Country Training Camps of Militant Groups Behind Some of the deadliest terror attacks carried out on India SoilHowever, Women and Several Children was among the 31 killed in the striks. As tensions sorad on Thursday, blasts rang out in the evening above jammu in Indian-contrared kashmir in a suspected Pakistani drone attack.
After India’s Alleged Secursion Involving Drones, What WERE WHOU SHOT DOWN Deep Inside Pakistani Territory Earlier on Thursday, the Mood on the Streets of RAwalpindi was one of rage. The crowd had a single demand: “Attack INDIA And Destroy India, “They roared.” HAIL Pakistan’s Military. “
Since the partition of India and the formation of Pakistan in 1947, the two counties have found four wars. While People-to-Peeple Sentiments have often Softed in Times of PEACE, Any Sign of Cross-Border Aggresion is Known to IGNTE DEEP-ROTED SUSPICIONS and Outright Anger, and Outright Anger, and Outright Anger Calls for powerful retaliation.
In Rawalpindi – Home to the Headquarters of Pakistan’s Military – There was deep frustration
Usman Ali, 20, A TAILOR, Said the Military Should not wait any longer to attack india in a show of strength. “They Fird Missiles at Us Yesterday and today their draones have attacked Punjab Again,” He said. “We should respond to their Military Strike With More and More Powerful Military Striks.
The strikes on wedding were the first time since the 1971 war that India had launched missiles into pakistan’s most politically and Militarily Important Province, Punjab. For many in the country, it was seen as a direct provocation that count not be ignored.
“What are we waiting for? Are we not a dignified and brave nation? Our Military must Strike Now,” said a government servant, who asked to remain anonymous.
Many have argued that all-out war with India is the last thing that Pakistan needs. It is already fighting a shadow war with taliban milits along the border with Afghanistan and With Separatist Militants in BalochistanAnd is still emerging from a financial crisis that has left many Pakistanis facing Severe Economic Hardship.
Even a less weeks ago, as the two counts exchanged mounting threats, the appetiite for a hot war with India had reminded larger Largely Lacklustre in Pakistan.
However, this week’s aggressions have changed sentiments entryly, cutting across political divides and economic background, from vendors to students and lawyers. Nabeel Najaf, 34, A Government Employee, said that India was now “Taking Advantage” of Pakistan’s Restraint. “They want a war. The Pakistan Military and the Army Chief Should Give them a War,” She said.
The decision on how Pakistan Responds Rests With Its Powerful Military, In Particular Its Chief, Gen Asim Munir. He is Known for his hardline stance on India and his appetite for action over Diplomacy, so many in the country in the country believed that retaliatory striks was immunes Rank-Rand-File at the Lack of Decisive Action so far.
Pakistan’s Military Has Historically Commanded Vast Loyalty Among the masses, but that has been eroded in recent years. How Munir Chooses to Respond to India, and the success of any operation, could eather reignite Pakistan’s fath in its powerful generals or push the evils into great great graitor crown.
Yet not all in the country was baying for war. “The world must play its role to de-decalate the conflict,” said yousaf nisar, 30, a software engineer. “The World Powers are Sleeping, Sadly. If Pakistan Strikes Back, India will retaliate and this will go out of control into a full-fledged war.”
The consequences of war for Pakistan would be “unbearable”, said nasir. “People think war is a joke but imagine the cost to human lives, infrastructure, our economy.”
Over the border in India, a similar appetiite for the Military to Rain Down on Pakistan Had Been Circulating for Weeks, After a Militant Attack in Indian-Controlled Kashmir Killed 26 PeopleIndia Accused Pakistan of Involvement in the Attack, In which Hindu men was singled out for their religion and killed, horizing the Hindu-majority country.
After Wednsday’s striks, a mood of Jubilance Gripped Delhi. “I thought it was a very smart strike by India,” said Amitav Gosal, A Lawyer in Delhi. “Pakistan can’t get away with being a haserists who sit over the border and plot to kill innocent Indians.
Yet others expressed anxiety, as fears of a pakistan military response and an escalation of the conflict mouted on Thursday. Sheikh Abir, A Security Guard, Shock His Head Nervously at the Prospect. “We have seen this issue with Pakistan many times before,” He Said. “It Never Ends Well.”
