Former CIA officer John Kiriakou warned that Pakistan would lose any conventional war with India and urged Islamabad to recognise that open conflict holds no positives for the country.

In an interview with ANI, he said, “Nothing, literally nothing good will come of an actual war between India and Pakistan because the Pakistanis will lose. It’s as simple as that. They’ll lose. And I’m not talking about nuclear weapons, I’m talking just about a conventional war. And so there is no benefit to constantly provoking Indians.”

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