ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has warned India that any act of military adventurism will be met with a swift, powerful, and unrestrained response.
In a statement on Saturday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) voiced serious concern over what it termed “inflammatory and irresponsible” remarks from senior Indian security officials, calling them an attempt to create pretexts for aggression.
The warning came a day after Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi accused Pakistan of “state-sponsored terrorism,” threatening that Islamabad risked losing its place in “world history and geography” if it continued such policies. Speaking in Rajasthan, he cautioned that India would not show the same restraint as it did during Operation Sindoor 1.0 if provoked again.
The ISPR dismissed the allegations, stating that India has for decades “fueled violence and perpetrated cross-border terrorism in South Asia and beyond.” It said such rhetoric threatens regional peace and stability and recalled that Indian aggression in May this year had pushed the two nuclear-armed nations to the brink of war.
The army’s media wing warned India against forgetting its previous combat losses and Pakistan’s long-range strike capabilities. “Pakistan has already set a precedent of delivering an immediate, decisive, and destructive retaliatory response when required. If any adventure is attempted, a devastating response will follow,” the statement said, stressing that the country’s resolve is firm and its defensive capability robust.
The ISPR reiterated that India’s rhetoric amounts to manufacturing excuses for fresh aggression and warned that any military miscalculation would carry grave consequences.
Earlier, Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh claimed that Indian forces had shot down five Pakistani fighter jets, including F-16 and JF-17 aircraft, during the May hostilities. He described it as the first time New Delhi publicly identified the class of jets allegedly destroyed.
Pakistan, however, maintains that its forces downed six Indian aircraft during the conflict, including a French-made Rafale, while India has acknowledged some losses but denied losing that many jets.
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