Pak defense minister warns full scale war is imminent

[Ex Lurker]

As tensions between India and Pakistan rise, with repeated cross-border skirmishes along the Line of Control (LoC), Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has suggested that the only remaining option for Islamabad may be a full-scale war with its neighbour.

In an interview with a Pakistani media outlet, Asif stated, "We don’t see any other available means other than this option (war) due to the aggressive actions adopted by India in the last four days. We have tried to de-escalate the situation, but the chances of that seem minimal. We have to pay them back in the same coin."

https://www.businesstoday.in/world/story/dont-see-any-other-pakistan-refuses-to-de-escalate-khawaja-asif-warns-of-imminent-war-with-india-475648-2025-05-09

[roamer65]

1. Not surprising.

What a sad situation for the Pakistani people.

[malaise]

2. The huge Indian Premier League cricket tournament with dozens of global cricketers

has been halted - this is clearly serious.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/09/england-open-to-hosting-ipl-after-border-hostilities-prompt-suspension

The England and Wales Cricket Board is open to hosting the remainder of the Indian Premier League in September after escalating cross-border tension between India and Pakistan prompted the suspension of the world’s most lucrative Twenty20 tournament on Friday.

In a chaotic 24 hours matches in both the IPL and the Pakistan Super League were cancelled or abandoned, schedules torn up and foreign players told to start packing and book flights home. The Pakistan Cricket Board announced that the last eight fixtures of its tournament were being relocated to the United Arab Emirates, only for the Emirates Cricket Board apparently to reconsider its decision to host because it was “wary of being perceived as an ally of the PCB”, leading to that tournament also being suspended.

Spectators leave after the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was abandoned
The IPL is a good barometer in India: its suspension shows us how serious this is

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has so far confirmed only that the IPL has been paused for a week. But with 16 games remaining and overseas players now in the process of flying respective home, its resumption is shrouded in doubt.

[Fozzledick]

3. Pakistan Army Attacks Indian In Same Style As Hamas Attacked Israel

Business Today New Delhi, May 9, 2025

Pakistan’s latest attempt to strike Indian civilian areas using drones and crude, locally assembled missiles has been successfully thwarted, once again exposing a chilling pattern. The attack, which mirrors Hamas-style tactics, involved launching a volley of short-range rockets in rapid succession—an apparent effort to overwhelm India’s air defense systems. This dangerous strategy, lifted directly from the Hamas playbook, aimed to replicate the psychological and tactical pressure seen in Gaza. However, India’s advanced S-400 air defense system, much like Israel’s Iron Dome, intercepted and neutralized the threat. Intelligence sources have confirmed that Hamas operatives were recently hosted at the Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters in Bahawalpur—now decimated—further underscoring Pakistan’s growing nexus with global terror outfits. As these repeated patterns emerge, serious questions arise: Is Pakistan’s rogue army now openly adopting the tactics of internationally designated terrorist groups?

https://www.businesstoday.in/bt-tv/video/pakistan-army-attacks-indian-in-same-style-as-hamas-attacked-israel-475632-2025-05-09

[RJ-MacReady]

5. This is on Pakistan

Seem they are the aggressor here whether williningly or not.

[JI7]

6. It comes after a terrorist attack on India

[EX500rider]

7. May not be the brightest idea..

India's military spending in 2024 was nearly nine times that of Pakistan's expenditure.

In terms of personnel, India has 1,237,000 active personnel in its army, 75,000 in the navy and 149,900 air force.
Pakistan has fewer than half that with 560,000 active personnel in the army, 30,000 in the navy and 70,000 in the air force

[bluestarone]

8. I'm wondering, could TSF use THIS and Israeli conflict to

help with his plans for US? (somehow i think he will try to)