Pakistan has ramped up the rhetoric in the war of words with India over the massacre of a group of tourists in Indian administered Kashmir, with Pakistan's Information Minister claiming India is about to launch military strikes. 26 tourists, mostly Indian nationals, were shot dead by militants in the town of Pahalgam last week - marking the deadliest attack against civilians on Indian soil since the Mumbai terror attacks of 2008. India has described this massacre as a terrorist attack and has accused Pakistan of supporting the militants behind it. Pakistan has denied the claims. South Asia bureau chief Meghna Bali explains. #abctheworld #abcasiapacific Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia