KEY POINTS
- ISPR brands Indian rhetoric “delusional, provocative and jingoistic.”
- Army says India fabricating pretexts for aggression against Pakistan.
- Islamabad cautions escalation could endanger South Asian stability.
- India stoking violence and exporting terrorism regionwide.
- Global community recognises India’s destabilising role.
- Any fresh conflict will invite swift retaliation.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army on Saturday warned that recent Indian rhetoric about “erasing” Pakistan had crossed a red line and said any fresh aggression would be met with “a mutual fate” and prompt a swift and “destructive retaliation”.
“As for the talk of erasing Pakistan from the map, India must know that if the situation comes, the erasure will be mutual,” says a press release issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army.
Expressing grave concern over the recent statements from India’s security establishment, calling it “delusional, provocative and jingoistic”, the Pakistan Army said it could spark renewed cross-border conflict.
As for the talk of erasing Pakistan from the map, India must know that if the situation comes, the erasure will be mutual.”
“These irresponsible statements indicate a renewed attempt at fabricating arbitrary pretexts for aggression—a prospect which might lead to serious consequences for peace and stability in South Asia.”
The ISPR went on to outline what it called a long-standing pattern of hostile behaviour, remarking that for decades, India has benefitted from playing the victim card and painting Pakistan in a negative light, while stoking violence and perpetrating terrorism in South Asia and beyond.
“This narrative has been sufficiently debunked and now the world recognises India as the true face of cross-border terrorism and the epicentre of regional instability.”
Those claims, the release said, have now been exposed and reframed on the international stage. Earlier this year, the Indian aggression against Pakistan brought two nuclear powers to the brink of a major war.
These irresponsible statements indicate a renewed attempt at fabricating arbitrary pretexts for aggression—a prospect which might lead to serious consequences for peace and stability in South Asia.”
“However, India seems to have forgotten the wreckage of its fighter jets and the wrath of Pakistan’s long-range vectors. Suffering from collective amnesia, India now seems to be aching for the next round of confrontation.”
Recalling earlier clashes, the Pakistan Army warned that past escalation remains a stark reminder of the risks.
“In the face of highly provocative statements of the Indian Defence Minister and its Army and Air Chiefs, we caution that a future conflict might lead to cataclysmic devastation. In case a fresh round of hostilities is triggered, Pakistan shall not hold back. We shall resolutely respond, without any qualms or restraint.”
This narrative has been sufficiently debunked and now the world recognises India as the true face of cross-border terrorism and the epicentre of regional instability.”
The statement made clear that any renewed hostilities would be met with an uncompromising counter-response, emphatically, stating that those seeking to establish a new normal must know that Pakistan has established a new normal of response, which will be swift, decisive and destructive.
In the face of unwarranted threats and reckless aggression, the people and the Armed Forces of Pakistan have the capability and resolve to take the fight to every nook and corner of the enemy’s territory.
“This time we shall shatter the myth of geographic immunity, hitting the farthest reaches of the Indian territory.”
