Pakistan’s military on Sunday issued a sharp warning to India after Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi questioned Pakistan’s future place in the region, triggering a strong response from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The military’s media wing rejected the Indian commander’s remarks as “madness and warmongering” and warned that any attempt to target Pakistan could produce consequences that would not remain geographically limited.
The statement came after Dwivedi reportedly said that “Pakistan should decide if it desired to be part of geography and history”.
Responding to the remarks, the ISPR said Pakistan was already “a globally significant country, a declared nuclear power and an indelible part of South Asia’s geography and history.”
According to the military’s media wing, the comments reflected a “delusional and hallucinational belief system” prevailing in Hindutva-led India.
The statement added that Indian leadership had failed to reconcile with the existence of Pakistan despite the passage of nearly eight decades since partition.
‘Madness and Warmongering’
The ISPR described the Indian army chief’s statement as dangerous rhetoric that threatened regional peace and stability.
“Threatening a sovereign nuclear state with elimination from geography is not strategic signalling or brinkmanship but reflects bankruptcy of cognitive capacities, madness and warmongering,” the military’s media wing said.
The statement stressed that responsible nuclear powers demonstrate restraint and strategic maturity instead of using the language of “civilisational supremacy or national erasure.”
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Pakistan’s military also argued that India remained fully aware that any attempt at “geographic obliteration” would trigger consequences that would be “mutual and comprehensive”.
The ISPR accused New Delhi of following aggressive regional policies driven by frustration rather than strategic confidence.
According to the statement, India’s posture stemmed from its inability to inflict damage on Pakistan during Marka-e-Haq, a reference often used by Pakistani officials regarding recent military tensions between the two countries.
The military’s media wing further accused India of being a “source of regional instability, a sponsor of terrorism, a practitioner of transnational assassinations and a centre of global disinformation campaigns.”
Fears of Renewed Regional Tensions
Relations between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India have remained tense for years due to border clashes, accusations of cross-border militancy and diplomatic disputes.
Recent statements from both sides have raised concerns among analysts about renewed escalation in South Asia.
Pakistan’s military warned Indian leadership against pushing the region towards another crisis or conflict.
“The consequences would be devastating for the entire region and beyond,” the ISPR said, urging India to “learn to coexist peacefully” with Pakistan.
Security analysts say both countries continue to rely heavily on military messaging and political rhetoric during periods of heightened tensions. However, experts also warn that strong public statements between nuclear rivals increase risks of miscalculation.
Despite periodic backchannel diplomacy efforts, ties between Islamabad and New Delhi remain largely frozen, with limited bilateral engagement in recent years.
The latest exchange highlights the deep mistrust that continues to define relations between the two South Asian neighbours.
