Islamabad:
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General LT Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said that Pakistan is a peace-loving country, but any action with Indian aggression will be met with a quick and crucial reaction.
In a conversation with the Anadolu Agency, the military spokesman said Pakistan would not accept any kind of regional dominance. “Pakistan will never bow to Indian hegemony,” he said, adding that “the sooner they [India] Realize this, the better it will be for regional peace and the world. “
“India is not the United States and Pakistan is not Afghanistan. India is not Israel and Pakistan is not Palestine. Pakistan will never be deterred,” DG ISPR said, adding that Islamabad remains obliged to its sovereignty and regional stability.
LT Gen Chaudhry also attributed rising extremism and terrorism in India to its domestic policies, especially crashes on religious minorities such as Muslims and Sikhs. “These actions contribute to increased internal turmoil,” he added.
The sharp remarks come in the wake of India’s unilateral suspension of the decades old Indus Waters Treaty last month after a deadly attack on tourists in Indian illegally possessed Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), which New Delhi accused of Pakistan – a claim that Islamabad has categorically refused.
Since then, the region has again been pushed to the brim. At the beginning of May, India launched a barrier of cross -border strikes, not only across the control line (LOC), but also to Pakistan’s mainland and claimed it was targeted at militant hiding places.
Pakistan hit back and targeted 26 Indian military sites before a US-broken ceasefire brought operations to stop on May 10th.
However, the Role has been fragile. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement this week that India would cut off industry waters flowing into Pakistan has resumed fear of escalation. For Islamabad, such a trait is tantamount to a war of war.
A day ago, talking to Arab news, DG ISPR warned that any step from India to block Pakistan’s water would cross a red line.
“It’s a madman who might think he can stop water at 240 million plus people in this country,” he said.
“I hope that time will not come, but it will be such actions that the world will see and the consequences of what we will fight for years and decades to come. No one dares to stop water in Pakistan.”
Separately on Monday, DG Ispr said
That Pakistan was not a belligerent actor, but a country that appreciates peace all over.
“We are not a violent nation, we are a serious nation. Our first priority is peace,” Lt Gen Gen Chaudhry told RT Arabic in an interview reported by PTV News.
“Big and sensible powers like the United States better understand what the spirit of Pakistan’s people is,” he added.