Pakistan to attack Israel with nuclear missile? Islamabad issues big statement

Pakistan has denied claims of a top Iranian general who said that Islamabad has assured Iran that if Israel uses nuclear weapons, Pakistan will retaliate with nuclear strikes as well.

A Senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) general and Iranian National Security Council member, Mohsen Rezaei had made the statement that stirred global alarm.

"Pakistan has told us that if Israel uses nuclear missiles, we will also attack it with nuclear weapons," Rezaei had said during the interview on Iranian state television.


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Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in the country's parliament has rejected Iran's claims saying this is an 'irresponsible and false piece of news' that is circulating on social media. He said the statement is fabricated. Pakistan's nuclear weapons are for its own security and stability, he added.

Pakistan's strong support for Iran

Pakistan has expressed firm solidarity with Iran following Israeli attacks.

Pakistan’s defense minister Khawaja Asif, speaking in the National Assembly on June 14, called for Muslim nations to unite against Israel, warning that Israel’s aggression targets not only Iran but also Yemen and Palestine, and that failure to unite would leave all Muslim countries vulnerable to similar attacks.

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He urged Muslim countries maintaining diplomatic ties with Israel to sever them immediately and called on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to convene and devise a joint strategy.

Asif emphasized Pakistan's deep ties with Iran and pledged support for Tehran at all international forums to protect its interests.

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also reaffirmed Pakistan’s solidarity with Iran in a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, condemning Israel’s attacks as violations of Iran’s sovereignty and a threat to regional and global peace. He urged the international community and the United Nations to take urgent action to halt Israel’s aggression and reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to promoting peace in the region.

Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes have targeted Iranian nuclear and military facilities, prompting retaliatory missile strikes from Iran. Casualties have been reported on both sides amid ongoing hostilities