Pakistan military warns India against aggression after army chief’s remarks on ‘erasing Pakistan’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military said on Saturday India was trying to invent reasons for renewed aggression, issuing a strongly worded statement in response to hostile statements from New Delhi this week and warning Pakistan would not hold back and would “hit the farthest reaches” of the neighboring state if fresh clashes erupt.
India targeted several sites in Pakistan earlier this year after a militant attack in the disputed Kashmir region which it blamed on Islamabad, despite Pakistan’s denial of involvement and its call for an international probe. The escalation between the two nuclear-armed neighbors triggered intense missile, drone and artillery exchanges before a US-brokered ceasefire was announced on May 10.
Pakistan said it shot down six Indian fighter jets, including French-made Rafales, with New Delhi acknowledging some losses but disputing the number. Earlier this week, Indian Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh claimed his forces had downed five Pakistani fighter planes, while Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi accused Islamabad of “terrorism” and warned that India would strike so hard that its rival would “lose a place in history and geography.”
