Pakistan's defence minister said on Monday that a military incursion by neighbouring India was imminent in the aftermath of a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir last week, as tensions rise between the two nuclear-armed nations.

Asif said India's rhetoric was intensifying and Pakistan's military had briefed the government on the possibility of an attack.

Pakistan’s defence minister has said that a military incursion by India is imminent, following the deadly militant attack on tourists in disputed Kashmir last week. India blames Pakistan and has dismissed Pakistan’s call for an independent investigation as an attempt to evade responsibility.