Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, reports have emerged alleging that Turkey is supplying arms and ammunition to Pakistan. According to these reports, a Turkish C-130E Hercules aircraft reportedly landed in Karachi to deliver military equipment. The news quickly went viral, with some media outlets claiming that as many as six C-130E aircraft had landed in Pakistan.
However, Ankara has rejected the claims, as the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications said that a cargo plane from Turkey landed in Pakistan for solely refuelling purposes, according to a report by Türkiye Today. The Turkish authorities said in a post on social media that the claims circulating in some media outlets about ‘Türkiye sending six planes full of weapons to Pakistan are not true’.
Tensions Rise Between India and Pakistan After Pahalgam Attacks, Diplomatic and Strategic Moves Intensify
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Following the terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, the ties between India and Pakistan have deteriorated further, with both nations taking diplomatic measures and countermeasures. India decided to hold the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance, asked all Pakistani nationals to head back to their country, and designated the military advisors in the Pakistani Embassy in New Delhi as persona non grata.
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Pakistan countered by closing its airspace for all Indian airlines, blocking the Wagah border, suspending all trade with India and revisiting the Simla agreement. Moreover, the Indian political leadership has vowed strong retaliation for the terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. In his first public statement after the Pahalgam attacks, PM Modi conveyed India’s firm resolve to fight terrorism, as he said, “India will identify, track, and punish every terrorist and their backers. We will pursue them to the ends of the earth.”