On Friday, the Pakistan Senate unanimously passed a resolution rejecting any connection to the deadly attack in Pahalgam, a popular tourist destination in Kashmir, India. It condemned any attempts to associate Pakistan with the April 22 attack. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar presented a resolution affirming Pakistan's readiness to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity against any aggression, which includes water terrorism and military provocation.

The Senate resolution stressed that killing innocent civilians goes against Pakistan's values and rejected "all frivolous and baseless attempts to link Pakistan with the Pahalgam Attack of 22nd April 2025" in Jammu and Kashmir. 

The Senate alleged that India is running a malicious campaign to tarnish Pakistan's image, following a pattern of exploiting terrorism for political gain. It also criticised India's unilateral decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, calling it an act of war. Terrorists linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba offshoot TRF brutally killed around 26 unarmed civilians, mostly on vacation at a popular tourist spot, after singling out and targeting Hindus, and injured many others, sparking widespread outrage all over the nation over the heinous attack.

The Senate resolution also states that Pakistan “remains fully capable and prepared to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity against any aggression, including water terrorism or military provocation as clearly demonstrated by its robust and valiant response to India’s reckless actions in February 2019; and any misadventure by India will be met with a firm, swift and decisive response”. It continued, “[The Senate] emphasises that the people of Pakistan remain committed to peace, but will never allow anyone to transgress the country’s sovereignty, security and interests.”

On Wednesday, New Delhi revealed a series of actions to be taken against Pakistan in response to the attack.

While presenting the resolution, Dar stated, “If anyone is thinking of adventurism in Pakistan, our armed forces are fully ready. If anyone tries to resort to any hostility towards us, we will answer them like we have done in the past.” He also warned, “India should not make this mistake, as it will [disrupt] regional peace and stability, growth and development, and poverty alleviation.”

Senator Sherry Rehman, a retired minister, warned India to remember that Pakistan's founder, PPP leader, and former Prime Minister Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto constructed Pakistan as a nuclear power before considering any reckless actions. “These are two nuclear nations, with no risk reduction measures left. Do you want to go to war? Pakistan does not like to go to war. But when we do, when we are provoked, we will not be losing anything to them. I am very clear,” she stated.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on Pakistan and India to exercise "maximum restraint" as both nations take action in response to a deadly attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir. His spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, briefed reporters in New York on Thursday, "The secretary general is obviously following the situation very closely and with very great concern." He continued, “We very much appeal to both the governments… to exercise maximum restraint, and to ensure that the situation and the developments we’ve seen do not deteriorate any further.” Dujarric mentioned that the UN chief has not been in direct contact with the leaders of India and Pakistan, adding, “We believe that any issues between Pakistan and India can be and should be resolved peacefully through meaningful mutual engagement.”