to discourage bullying and to discourage being accused of and punished for doing what India an US are experts at
"For Pakistan, the driving need is to show its more powerful neighbor that it can no longer be pushed around."
I suspect that the US gave them the green light to go ahead to test the waters
Pakistan needs to be cautious something very strange is going on
Turkey, KSA, UAE and Russia sympathetic towards Pakistan.
China and UK neutral
Iran, Germany, France and USA supportive of India while Turkey offering help to Pakistan
I predicted this to el cidd aka retired troll last year on this very forum about this very month. I said come Spring India, Iran and USA will gang-up against Pakistan and that China will be MADE to stay neutral
and I was abused for 3 pages for my troubles