A former Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit has made a bizarre statement saying his country would attack India, if it faces an existential threat from the US.Speaking about a hypothetical worst-case scenario, Basit, who served as Islamabad’s top diplomat in New Delhi from 2014 to 2017, suggested that Pakistan could strike India if faced with an existential military threat from the US or Israel.“If the US attacks Pakistan and we cannot reach their bases in the Gulf or strike Israel, then what would be our only option? India,” Basit said.He further added that in such circumstances, Pakistan would not hesitate. “We would have nothing else to do. Even if our range does not extend there, if someone casts a hostile eye on us, we would, without hesitation, attack India — Mumbai, New Delhi — we would not hold back,” he said.Basit said, “Let’s say the situation in Iran worsens and Israel moves closer to us. Suppose a scenario arises in which the US also views our nuclear programme negatively or attempts to target our nuclear capability.”The Pakistani diplomat clarified that such a scenario was highly unlikely but went on to outline its implications. “I am referring to a worst-case scenario — one that is highly improbable — because Pakistan has the capability to defend itself,” he said.He went on to argue that if Pakistan was attacked by the US and was unable to respond directly due to range or operational limitations, India would become the default target.Basit also suggested that consequences would be secondary in such a scenario. “Whatever happens afterward would be dealt with later and we should not hold back either,” he said, reiterating that such a situation remains unlikely but possible in theory.Basit’s remarks come at a time when the conflict involving Iran, the US and Israel has entered a more volatile phase. Over the past three weeks, military strikes and counter-strikes have expanded across multiple fronts, with Israel reportedly targeting locations in Tehran and Beirut, while US forces remain engaged in strategic operations in the region.