BJP national spokesperson Tuhin Sinha

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Former Pakistani diplomat said on Sunday Abdul BasitRecent comments against India have shown that Pakistan “cannot survive without terrorism.”Former Pakistani ambassador to India Basit said in an interview that in a hypothetical scenario where the US tried to destroy Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities, Islamabad would have to attack Mumbai or New Delhi.Reacting sharply to the comments, BJP national spokesperson Tuhin Sinha told IANS, “Abdul Basit’s threat that Delhi and Mumbai will be bombed by Pakistan shows that even today Pakistan is rattled by the attacks.” Operation Sindoor. He has lost his mental balance.”Terming Pakistan a “terrorist country”, Sinha said, “It is a terrorist country and now we don’t even need to say that. Last year, (Pakistan Army Chief) Asim Munir had told the US that if needed, the oil refineries in Jamnagar would be blown up. Now, the country’s former envoy has used such language. This shows that terrorism has become ingrained in their nature. Pakistan cannot survive without terrorism.”Basit had said, “Suppose there is a scenario where the US views our nuclear program negatively or tries to destroy our nuclear capability. It is unlikely, but I am talking about the worst-case scenario. Let’s imagine that the US tries to attack us. Even if the US is not within our nuclear range, what are our options?”When asked if India would get involved, he said, “India. We don’t have to do anything else. Even though we don’t have the range to target the US, we still have to attack India’s Mumbai and New Delhi without thinking. We have no other option, because the US is not in our range, so we will have no option but to attack India. Then let’s see what happens. We don’t want that to happen.”Basit’s comments come amid tensions in the Middle East over Iran’s nuclear program following the joint US-Israeli strikes on Tehran on February 28. The attacks triggered widespread conflict in the region, which has now entered its third week. Donald Trump has also warned Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face military action.