{"id":21288,"date":"2025-05-07T15:40:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21288"},"modified":"2025-05-07T15:40:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:40:41","slug":"pakistan-army-given-free-hand-to-strike-back-at-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/05\/07\/pakistan-army-given-free-hand-to-strike-back-at-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Army given &#8216;free hand&#8217; to strike back at India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>An emergency meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) was convened at the Prime Minister\u2019s House on Wednesday in response to what the government described as \u201cunprovoked and illegal aggression\u201d by India.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The committee authorised Pakistan\u2019s armed forces to undertake retaliatory action, asserting the country\u2019s right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the high-level meeting was attended by federal ministers and top military leadership. According to a statement issued after the session, the NSC was briefed on the security situation, particularly in the aftermath of India&#8217;s overnight missile, drone, and air strikes targeting civilian areas in Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement condemned the attacks, which reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least 26 civilians, including women and children. 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