Pakistani Minister Tarar joined CNN on Thursday to explain why he shared intelligence about a potential attack from India.
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00:00we had very reliable, very authentic intelligence at the operational level.
00:08Obviously, operational details cannot be shared,
00:11but we had confirmed reports that India will attack Pakistan,
00:15and this is not the first time.
00:17And let me also share that had I not at that point in time
00:21shared this information very timely with the world,
00:24with the international community.
00:26So, you see, when you communicate things,
00:29sometimes they act as a deterrent.
00:31So, I think as a responsible state
00:34and as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council,
00:37we had to share the information very timely.
00:39Are you suggesting that now that you have shared
00:43what you describe as this credible intelligence
00:45with the international community,
00:48which is why I guess you made the announcement at 2am in the morning
00:53so that the international community were awake
00:57to get that information?
00:59Do you now believe that India is unlikely to attack?
01:05Because, look, these are, as I say, serious allegations
01:08suggesting that India will attack Pakistan.
01:12You are now saying you don't think that's likely anymore, correct?
01:15What I'm saying is there are three forms of deterrence.
01:19One is your capability, which is our very strong military,
01:23and we've always defended our motherland.
01:25We've always acted in self-defense.
01:27We've never been the aggressors.
01:28Second is the resolve, which is the resolve of the nation,
01:31resolve of the people.
01:33And third is the communication.
01:34So communication plays a big part in averting a crisis
01:39and not only making the international community aware,
01:43but our local population aware of what is going on right now.