RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army said on Saturday that India appears to be “aching for the next round of confrontation,” cautioning that any renewed hostilities would be met with a firm and unrestricted response, the military’s media wing said.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “delusional, provocative and jingoistic” remarks from India’s security leadership reflect an effort to create pretexts for aggression. The statement warned that such an approach could have “serious consequences for peace and stability in South Asia.”
ISPR noted that India has long portrayed itself as a victim while “stoking violence and perpetrating terrorism” in the region.
The recent conflicts had shown Pakistan’s capability to respond effectively, reminding India of “the wreckage of its fighter jets and the wrath of Pakistan’s long-range vectors,” it added.
The military’s media wing said Pakistan has now established a “new normal of response,” describing it as swift, decisive and designed to dispel any belief in geographic immunity.
It cautioned that in the event of a conflict, strikes would extend to “the farthest reaches of Indian territory.”
The ISPR statement followed recent remarks from Indian defence officials, warning New Delhi “a future conflict might lead to cataclysmic devastation.”
Indian Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh claimed India had downed five Pakistani fighter jets, F-16 and JF-17 models, during May’s clashes.
Separately, Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi also warned that New Delhi would not show the same restraint in any future operation, saying Pakistan must end “state-sponsored terrorism.”
Concluding its statement, ISPR warned that India's talk of erasing Pakistan from the map was reckless. “If such a situation arises, the erasure will be mutual,” it said.
