• Pakistan to decide when we will respond, says Dar.
• DPM says India’s action is not forgiven.
• He calls Turkiye “a very close brother” to Pakistan.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said the National Security Advisers (NSAS) of Pakistan and India has spoken after New Delhi’s unprovoked missile attack.

“There has been contact between the two, yes,” he said TRT World In response to a question, whether the NSAs came into contact after India’s strikes overnight towards Pakistan.

India launched strikes on Pakistan and AJK early Wednesday morning-a attack, which Islamabad called an “obvious war of war” as a tension spiral between the nuclear armed rivals following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) last month.

Islamabad said that six Pakistani locations, from mosques to hydropower projects, were targeted.

At least 31 civilians, including children, were martyrated and 57 persistent injuries after India launched unprovoked and dishonest attacks on Pakistan last night.

By retaliation, Pakistan -armed forces destroyed five Indian Air Force (IAF) jets, seven drones, a brigade headquarters and a number of checkposts along the control line (LOC).

Talking to TRT WorldDar said, “India has done something that can’t be condoned.”

“The country will decide when and what condition and what form we will respond in the future,” he added.

He said Turkiye was the first country to emit a formal statement of condemnation over India’s aggression.

“This morning after the attack, which was almost past midnight, around 1am, was the first call I received, from Foreign Minister for Turkiye,” Dar said.

Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and expressed Turkiye’s readiness to “do his utmost to prevent further escalation of tension” between India and Pakistan.

Erdogan expressed Turkiye’s solidarity with Pakistan and expanded his condolance to the martyrs and asked for the rapid improvement of the wounded.

Dar, who declared it “a very supportive statement,” said Erdogan’s words showed that Turkiye is like “a very close brother” for Pakistan.

One of the first ambassadors to reach him personally and through Pakistan’s foreign office after India’s strikes was the Turkish ambassador to Islamabad, Dar added.

“So you can evaluate our fraternity, our friendship and closeness,” he added.

The Turkish president expressed support for Pakistan’s “calm and measured approach” to resolve the crisis.

In a separate statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said the attack from India “created a risk of all-out war” and condemned his “provocative” steps and targeting of civilians.

“We value our friendship and Brotherhood to a great extent with Turkiye,” Dar added.

In addition to Türkiye, other countries and multilateral players such as the United Nations have also called for an early decision on the military dispute between the two countries.