Pakistan’s military on Saturday accused senior Indian leaders of issuing “delusional, provocative and jingoistic” statements that risk destabilizing South Asia and warned that any future conflict could bring “cataclysmic devastation.”
The Inter‑Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s public affairs wing, said the remarks amounted to an “attempt at fabricating arbitrary pretexts for aggression” and could have serious consequences for regional peace.
The ISPR response comes after Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, who was quoted as saying that a neighboring country must stop supporting terrorism if it wishes to “retain its place on the world map.”
The army chief also said India would not show the same restraint as during “Operation Sindoor 1.0,” and signaled a willingness to take more forceful action, according to media reports.
In its statement, the ISPR accused India of long benefiting from a “victim” narrative while allegedly stoking violence across the region.
“This narrative has been sufficiently debunked,” the military said, adding that the international view of India has shifted toward seeing it as a source of cross‑border instability.
The ISPR recalled recent confrontations between the two countries - saying earlier aggression this year brought “two nuclear powers to the brink of a major war” - and criticized what it called India’s apparent “collective amnesia” over losses suffered in previous clashes, including damaged aircraft and strikes by Pakistan’s long‑range vectors.
The military framed its warning in stark terms.
“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,” the ISPR said. It added: “In case a fresh round of hostilities is triggered, Pakistan shall not hold back. We shall resolutely respond, without any qualms or restraint.”
The ISPR continued, saying 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.”
The statement asserted Pakistan’s capability and readiness to carry operations deep into Indian territory, vowing to “shatter the myth of geographic immunity.”
Addressing a particularly grim claim reportedly made by Indian leadership, the ISPR said: “As for the talk of erasing Pakistan from the map, India must know that if the situation comes, the erasure will be mutual.”
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