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Pakistan Warns of Possible India Targeting Amid Iran War

3/21/2026

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Abdul Basit, Pakistan’s former high commissioner to India, warned of rising regional security concerns amid the Iran War.
Basit said Pakistan might target India if faced with an existential threat from the United States.
Basit notes the scenario is highly unlikely but theoretically possible.
The remarks follow U.S. intelligence warnings about Pakistan's nuclear threats.

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Abdul Basit, Pakistan’s former high commissioner to India, warned of rising regional security concerns amid the Iran War.
Basit said Pakistan might target India if faced with an existential threat from the United States.
Basit notes the scenario is highly unlikely but theoretically possible.
The remarks follow U.S. intelligence warnings about Pakistan's nuclear threats.