The military’s media wing issued the response after the Indian army chief stated that “Pakistan should decide if it desired to be part of geography and history”.
Rejecting the statement, the ISPR said that contrary to what it described as a “delusional and hallucinational belief system” in Hindutva-led India, Pakistan was already a globally significant state, a declared nuclear power and an inseparable part of South Asia’s geography and history.
According to the ISPR, the remarks reflected that Indian leadership had failed to reconcile with the existence of Pakistan despite the passage of nearly eight decades.
The statement added that what it termed a “hubristic, jingoistic and myopic mindset” had repeatedly pushed South Asia toward wars and regional crises.
The ISPR said threatening the elimination of a sovereign nuclear state from “geography” was not strategic signalling but rather reflected “bankruptcy of cognitive capacities, madness and warmongering”.
It further stated that India was fully aware that any attempt at “geographic obliteration” would result in consequences that were “mutual and comprehensive”.
The military’s media wing emphasised that responsible nuclear powers exercised restraint, maturity and strategic sobriety instead of using rhetoric based on “civilisational supremacy or national erasure”.
The statement also accused India of having a documented history of regional destabilisation, sponsoring terrorism, carrying out transnational assassinations and spreading global disinformation campaigns.
According to the ISPR, India’s aggressive posture stemmed from frustration over its inability to damage Pakistan, which it claimed had been exposed during “Marka-e-Haq”.
The statement concluded with a warning that pushing South Asia toward another conflict or war would have devastating consequences for the region and beyond, adding that India needed to recognise Pakistan’s significance and learn to coexist peacefully.
