Director-General General Lionant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

“We are peace-loving and prioritize peace. It is our first choice. But if you make this mistake again, our response will be even more intense,” he said on Saturday, talking to a special session participating by over 2,500 students from different universities of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Ispr said in a statement.

The event, held in a festive atmosphere marked by nationalist slogans and songs, drew high song from “Long Live Pakistan Army” and “Kashmir becomes Pakistan.” Students waved national flags and expressed support for the military.

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Chaudhry said that Pakistan’s armed forces had previously responded decisively to Indian air strikes, including retaliatory attack of 26 goals. He referred to the death of a young boy in Muzaffarabad and said that the brigade headquarters responsible for the attack was “destroyed.”

“Our aircraft only targeted military infrastructure,” he said. “We did not beat any civilian population, infrastructure or place of worship because we believe in peace.”

The army spokesman also accused India of being behind various militant activities in Pakistan, including unrest in Balochistan and attacks from extremist groups. “Behind any terrorist act in Pakistan, whether in Balochistan or elsewhere, is India’s hand,” he said.

He approached Afghan authorities and urged them not to allow militants to use Afghan territory to launch attacks on Pakistan. “Do not become clerks to India,” he said, adding that the problem lies with some Afghan elites allegedly financed by New Delhi.

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DG ISPR also condemned hardline groups such as Tehreek-E-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and accused them of distorting Islamic teaching and seeking support from India. “You ask for help from those who violate the dignity of Kashmiri women,” he said.

He repeated Pakistan’s long-standing attitude towards Kashmir-Tvisten and said to the audience, “Time has come again Kashmir becomes Pakistan.”

The latest escalation between Pakistan and India began on April 22 when an attack in Pahagam killed 26 people. India immediately accused Pakistan of the incident. However, Pakistan categorically rejected the Indian guilt.

In response, India took on a number of hostile actions the next day of April 23, including the suspension of the 65-year-old Indus Water’s Treaty (IWT), who canceled Visa for Pakistani citizens, closes the Wagah Attari border transition, ordered the shutdown of Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and reduction of diplomatic staff at each other’s amount.

Tensions further escalated in the early hours of May 7, when missile strikes hit six cities in Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), destroy a mosque and kill dozens of civilians, including women, children and the elderly.

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In a rapid military reaction, Pakistan’s armed forces shot Indian war plane, including three Rafale jet aircraft. The confrontation intensified again in the early hours of May 10 when India targeted Pakistani Airbases with missile attacks.

In contrast, Pakistan Operation launched Bunyanum Marsoos, which damaged Indian military installations, including missile storage sites, airbases and other strategic goals.

US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire had reached after an intense diplomatic effort overnight. Minutes later, the agreement was confirmed separately by Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and the Indian Foreign Secretary.