- May conflict showed army’s resolve against Indian aggression: FO
- Adds Indian claims are propaganda to distract from regional actions.
- Pakistan remains ready to defend sovereignty, says spokesperson.
Islamabad has rebuffed Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar’s “highly inflammatory, baseless, and irresponsible comments” remarks against Pakistan Army, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Sunday.
According to Indian media, Jaishankar alleged that many of Delhi’s problems with Islamabad “emanated from the Pakistan Army”. “The ideological hostility towards India comes from the Pakistan Army,” the Indian foreign minister alleged in an interview with NDTV.
In a rebuttal, FO Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said that Pakistan remains a responsible state, saying that all national institutions — including the armed forces — are committed to protecting the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“Pakistan is a responsible state and its all institutions, including armed forces, are a pillar of national security, dedicated to safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country,” Andrabi added.
He said the May 2025 conflict demonstrated the professionalism and resolve of Pakistan’s military in countering Indian aggression.
“The May 2025 conflict vividly demonstrated Pakistan armed forces’ professionalism as well as their resolve to defend the motherland and the people of Pakistan against any Indian aggression in a befitting, effective yet responsible manner,” the statement read.
“No amount of propaganda can belie this truth.”
The spokesperson said the attempts by Indian leadership to defame Pakistan’s state institutions and its leadership are part of a propaganda campaign designed to distract attention from New Delhi’s destabilising actions in the region and beyond, as well as state-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan.
“Such incendiary rhetoric only exemplifies the extent of India’s disregard for amity, peace, and stability in our region.”
Andrabi added that instead of making misleading remarks about the armed forces of Pakistan, India must investigate the fascist and revisionist Hindutva ideology that has unleashed a reign of mob justice, lynchings, arbitrary detentions, and demolition of properties and places of worship.
“Indian state and leadership both have become hostages of this terror in the name of religion.”
Despite the tensions, Andrabi reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to “co-existence, dialogue and diplomacy,” while maintaining that the country remains fully prepared to defend its sovereignty and national interests.
