Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Friday condemned an Indian defence minister statement that threatened aggression against Pakistan, rejecting what it called provocative and reckless rhetoric from New Delhi.
FO spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan addressed the comments at his weekly press briefing. He said Pakistan “rejects and condemns” the Indian defence minister’s remarks, which he described as entailing a threat of Indian aggression. Such statements, he argued, reflect India’s “hegemonistic mindset” and the danger its “belligerent posture” poses to peace and stability in South Asia.
What the Indian defence minister said
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had, on Thursday, warned Pakistan that any “fresh terrorist activity from across the border would invite a strike even bigger than the last time.” The Foreign Office treated that Indian defence minister statement as a direct threat and answered it in public through its regular briefing.
Khan said there should be “no ambiguity” that Pakistan is fully prepared to safeguard its “sovereignty and territorial integrity” against any “ill-advised aggression.” He also said Pakistan’s “restraint and commitment to peace” should not be read as weakness, and that any aggression would be met with a “forceful response.”
Foreign Office warning on last year’s clash
The spokesperson reminded India of the consequences of military aggression in May last year, when, he said, Pakistan showed both capability and resolve to defend its territory and gave a “befitting response” to Indian aggression. He urged India to take an “appropriate lesson” from that episode, drop its belligerent posture and dangerous rhetoric, and act with responsibility for lasting regional peace.
The exchange is diplomatic and official: an Indian defence minister statement met by a formal Foreign Office rebuttal. No new border measure, travel rule, or economic step was announced in the briefing as described in available accounts.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- May last year: A brief military conflict took place between Pakistan and India; the FO says Pakistan then demonstrated its resolve to defend sovereignty.
- Thursday: Rajnath Singh warned that fresh cross-border terrorist activity would invite a strike bigger than the last time.
- Friday: FO spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan condemned the remarks at the weekly press briefing and restated Pakistan’s readiness to respond to aggression.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Pakistan ke Foreign Office ne Bharati defence wazir Rajnath Singh ke bayan ki sakht mukhalifat ki hai. FO ka kehna hai ke yeh bayan ghalat aur khatarnak hai aur is se ilaaqe ki aman ko nuqsan pahunch sakta hai. Pakistan ne clear kiya ke woh apni sarhad aur mulk ki hifazat ke liye tayyar hai. Is briefing mein aam logon ke bills, petrol, ya nokriyon par koi naya faisla announce nahi hua.
