Old Statement Of Imran Khan Viral as Recent Warning India Against Retaliation For the Pahalgam Attack

Following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, a short clip featuring former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan “promising retaliation” if India strikes has gone viral on social media.

Khan’s statement: “If you (India) think that you will launch any kind of attack on Pakistan, then we will not think about retaliation, Pakistan will retaliate. Pakistan will have no other option but to retaliate. Then, where does the matter go after that? We all know that starting a war is easy. Starting a war is in the hands of man. But ending a war is not in the hands of man. Where this will go, only Allah knows better.”

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