RAWALPINDI(National Times)- Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Thursday that Pakistan was \u201cprepared\u201d as he highlighted the armed forces\u2019 indigenous military capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He made the remarks while addressing a press conference in Islamabad as the nation commemorated the one-year anniversary <\/a>of Marka-i-Haq.<\/em> The deputy chief of naval staff (operations), Rear Admiral Shifaat Ali, and the deputy chief of air staff (projects), Air Vice Marshal Tariq Ghazi, were also present alongside him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last year\u2019s military conflict with India, starting from the April 22 Pahalgam attack<\/u><\/a> to the end of Pakistan\u2019s Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, with a ceasefire<\/u><\/a> ending a military escalation between the two countries on May 10, has been called \u201cMarka-i-Haq<\/u><\/em><\/a>\u201d<\/em> (Battle of Truth) by the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe welcome you to ISPR on this happy day,\u201d he said at the outset of his presser, congratulating the nation on the one-year anniversary of Marka-i-Haq<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said that the country\u2019s armed forces had risen to the nation\u2019s expectations and defeated a much larger enemy with multi-domain operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToday, we are not going to dwell a lot on what happened \u2026 We are going to spend more time from May 2025 to May 2026,\u201d he said, adding that they would expand on the \u201cstrategic consequences\u201d of the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said that there were 10 strategic consequences of Marka-i-Haq<\/em>, the first of which was that the Indian narrative of painting Pakistan as a source of terrorism stood buried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said that an attempt had been made to portray, without evidence, that Pakistan had perpetrated terrorism in India. He said that it had been one year since the Pahalgam incident, yet the questions that Pakistan had asked remain unanswered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhere is the evidence?\u201d he asked. \u201cNobody buys this \u2026 you are the biggest terrorist. Nobody listens to them, nobody believes them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said that the second consequence was the consolidation of Pakistan as the net security stabiliser in the region. He said that Marka-i-Haq<\/em> showed who was controlling and dominating the escalation, adding that India escalated the conflict based on a lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The DG ISPR said the \u201cbiggest ambassador of security in the region\u201d was Pakistan and its leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coming to the third strategic consequence of Marka-i-Haq<\/em>, he said it was related to \u201cour eastern neighbour, unfortunately\u201d, saying it was the \u201cpoliticisation of Indian military leadership and militarisation of Indian political leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is what\u2019s happening over there\u201d, he said, adding that India\u2019s military, which used to be professional, had \u201cunfortunately been politicised\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou will come across several examples of this,\u201d he added. \u201cYou heard their air chief marshal a few months after Marka-i-Haq<\/em> \u2026 [saying] \u2018I got to know today that even we downed some planes\u2019 \u2026 That is politicisation of the military leadership \u2026 Why are you trying to make jokers out of your admirals, and generals and marshal? Don\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, the DG ISPR continued, \u201cWe have placed the facts as they are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moreover, he said, Indian politicians appeared more like \u201cwarmongers\u201d, going by their statements. The DG ISPR asserted that the politicisation of the military and militarisation of politics was \u201cdangerous\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moving on to the fourth strategic consequence, he said it was the global acknowledgement of India\u2019s efforts to externalise its internal problems and internalise its external problems while using terrorism as a state tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said India\u2019s internal problems included the repression of minorities and Kashmiris. This, he said, \u201ccomes from a false sense of entitlement and this hubristic attitude\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The DG ISPR said India did not want to solve its internal issues, and hence, was externalising them by levelling allegations that Pakistan was behind terrorism in the neighbouring country. He said these issues needed to be addressed \u201cpolitically and internally\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKashmir is an internationally recognised dispute,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not your internal problem for you to make demographic changes there \u2026 you cannot do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He reiterated the allegations India was backing terrorism in Pakistan, further stating that \u201cthey were even behind terrorism in their own country and would then accuse others\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But, he added, what changed after Marka-i-Haq<\/em> was that the world recognised how they operated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said the fifth consequence was the \u201cexposure of the true face of the Indian media and its discredited information operations\u201d. The DG ISPR also noted that Indian authorities had started \u201cshutting down Pakistani media\u201d during Marka-i-Haq<\/em> and this practice was still ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But that did not solve the problem, he said, adding that his advice to India was to speak the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s what Pakistan did \u2026 The only thing that can survive in today\u2019s information domain is the truth. Tell people the truth. But somehow the Indians think they can work their [way] around lies. It doesn\u2019t work anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said the sixth consequence was the \u201ctransformed character of warfare\u201d. Elaborating on this, he said this covered multi-domain operations, non-contact warfare, synergy, proxies and information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The DG ISPR explained that warfare was not limited to borders anymore. \u201cIt\u2019s [fought] on land, in the sea, in the air, in cyberspace \u2026 and in the minds. It\u2019s cognitive as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said Pakistan\u2019s armed forces were prepared to fight against India during Marka-i-Haq<\/em> in all those domains. \u201cWe were prepared back then, and we are prepared today as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The seventh consequence, he said, was Pakistan\u2019s proven potential and the resilience to combat multifaceted challenges. The eighth was the loud and clear establishment of deterrence, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnyone who thinks there is space for war between two nuclear neighbours is crazy. That is madness. Only a madman can think about. You want to do it, then there should be no doubt about our resolve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said that the ninth consequence was that Pakistan was recognised as a geopolitically significant and responsible middle power. He said that the last, but most important consequence, was the unshakeable synergy between the people, the government and the armed forces, \u201cwhich we call the Bunyanum Marsoos effect\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the press conference, he also presented figures on counterterrorist efforts post-Marka-i-Haq<\/em>. He said that India was given a \u201clesson of their life\u201d and they fell back on their default option, which was terrorist proxies.Information on counterterrorism efforts. \u2014 DawnNewsTV<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe saw a surge in terrorist incidents post-Marka-i-Haq<\/em>,\u201d he said, showing the figures on the screen. He said that in October, Pakistan struck terrorist support infrastructures in neighbouring Afghanistan. He said that the number of incidents subsequently went down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He reiterated that terrorism in Pakistan was being carried out by India and Afghanistan was being used as a base of operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou saw who India called after they were taught a lesson in Marka-i-Haq<\/em>. The Afghan Taliban regime\u2019s so-called foreign minister,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During his press conference, the DG ISPR also played clips of Indian media, saying, \u201cThe field marshal and Pakistan; I think they feature in their dreams day and night. They need to grow up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n After multiple videos were played, the DG ISPR said they had presented an overview of \u201cwhat our dear neighbour has been doing\u201d over the past year. He added that he would also go on to detail what Pakistan had been doing during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He recalled that during a press conference on May 11, 2025, he had stated that Pakistan\u2019s military capability seen during Marka-i-Haq<\/em> was just 10 per cent of the armed forces\u2019 power potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are prepared; if anyone wishes to test us, they are more than welcome,\u201d he said after a video showing the armed forces\u2019 prowess played on the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He added that the clips displayed Pakistan\u2019s indigenous military capabilities. \u201cThis is homegrown.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n These included surface-to-air missiles; cruise missiles; the establishment of Army Rocket Force Command; main battle tanks; long-range artillery; ship-launched anti-ship missiles; UAVs, quadcopters and drones; short, medium and long-range anti-drone systems; loitering munitions; electro-optical satellites; and an integrated artillery fire control system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The military spokesperson highlighted the significance of security in the world today, adding that \u201cwhen we say that the armed forces, with the support of the people of Pakistan, will defend Pakistan\u2019s territorial integrity and sovereignty at all costs, we mean it. And we will do it, come what may.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, he added, this operational preparedness, military capability and technical prowess would not be meaningful if it was not backed by the resolve and the strategic clarity of the leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After several videos had played, he highlighted Pakistan\u2019s emergence as a regional player and net security provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are not seeking conflict, we are not seeking war. But we know how to defend ourselves with honour and dignity,\u201d he said. At the conclusion of the presentation, the national anthem played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rear Admiral Ali then addressed the press conference, saying that Marka-i-Haq<\/em> was a \u201chistoric and memorable\u201d conflict. He said that prior to the conflict, the \u201cenemy prided itself on its naval capability\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTheir navy used to consume a big share of their defence budget, there were claims of \u2018Made in India\u2019; they were self-proclaimed net security providers and there was the status of blue water navy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said, however, that the question remained as to why their naval force was unable to \u201cmuster the courage against Pakistan\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He added that the Indian navy tried to deploy its vessels in the northern Arabian Sea during Marka-i-Haq<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd the only purpose behind this move was to target our naval assets and inflict economic harm on us by disrupting our naval trade and waterways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut due to the effective strategy of the Pakistan Navy, [traffic] in all our waterways remained uninterrupted, our instalments remained protected and ports remained operational,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rear Admiral Ali said the Pakistan Navy continued to surveil the enemy\u2019s activity through its modern system during Marka-i-Haq<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) were prepared to destroy Indian aircraft carrier Vikrant,\u201d he recalled, adding that, however, the Indian navy did not move beyond its sanctuaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe want peace, but that is not our weakness. We are not negligent towards our preparation \u2026 for any eventuality that may befall us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Air Vice Marshal Ghazi also addressed the presser. He said the national leadership decided on a direction, and subsequently, the tri-service plans were coordinated under the guidance of the field marshal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said that the PAF had to do two things immediately: a strong defensive air posture and implement the highest alert level. He said that PAF integrated its multi-domain assets in preparation and added that the Indian Air Force initially carried out aggressive deployments and tried to conceal critical systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said that the enemy, however, was forced to recompose its force composition, revealing \u201cwhat we had been looking for\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Talking about the armed forces\u2019 preparation, he said, \u201cThe enemy remained oblivious of our preparations\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said that the PAF\u2019s defensive posture meant that \u201cour aerial sovereignty was impregnable\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Air Vice Marshal Ghazi also said that after India attacked, PAF\u2019s defensive posture transformed into an offensive posture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe killers embedded into PAF\u2019s packages started targeting their topline fighters,\u201d he said, adding that \u201cwe are now at eight-zero\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The air force official elaborated that during the air battle, Pakistan fought \u201caggressively, but responsibly\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn that intense BVR vs BVR (beyond visual range) fight, with multi-domain interplay, we were able to curtail the enemy and its capability to apply itself as a network and integrated force package,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n AVM Ghazi said the \u201cconfirmed kills\u201d included four Rafales, one Su-30, one MiG-29, one Mirage 2000 and an \u201cexpensive multi-role unmanned aerial system\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The senior PAF official noted that a number of aircraft were also damaged and some of them remained unrecoverable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ghazi said from the PAF\u2019s integrated command centre, Air Chief Marshal Sidhu let this operation \u201cflawlessly\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe way it was choreographed \u2014 it was an exceptionally synchronised operation. The enemy\u2019s massive offensive was converted into a crippling, I should say, ambush for their high-tech fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo this spectacular performance shocked the enemy, and the outcome was unprecedented and also inconceivable for the IAF,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said, \u201cThe IAF was not to be seen in the air for the rest of the conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n AVM Ghazi said the PAF also curtailed India\u2019s pre-emption on May 10, while the digital space was also being disrupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur killer drones, stand-off long-range and hypersonic vectors struck 16 air bases, key operational infrastructure of strong military relevance, BrahMos sites, critical command and control centres, including the one at Barnala and two of their most prized S-400 batteries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The airstrike on Indian S-400 batteries was carried out by indigenously manufactured JF-17 Block III aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shedding further light on the PAF\u2019s dominance during the conflict, the AVM said the air force had \u201cdominance\u201d and the PAF was \u201ctargeting them all across and at will\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPAF\u2019s response was overwhelming and shocking for the adversary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMarka-i-Haq<\/em> has established one thing that is very close to our hearts \u2014 the prowess of PAF\u2019s homegrown kill chain, which had integrated all operational elements into a single formidable force.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Further elaborating on PAF\u2019s operations during Marka-i-Haq<\/em>, he said it was the first time in the history of warfare that full-spectrum, multi-spectrum operations were demonstrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMarka-i-Haq<\/em> provides a classical case study for air warfare experts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He added that with India\u2019s power and transport infrastructure disrupted, critical installations crippled, modern Rafales shot down, S-400 batteries neutralised, and IAF grounded, \u201cthe enemy was, in effect, out of options\u201d during Marka-i-Haq<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe recognise that this won\u2019t be our last war, and our next war won\u2019t be along similar lines. That\u2019s why, with passion and focus, the chief of air staff has been building the PAF of the future, with leadership already at the drawing board, defining the parameters of the next war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPAF is aggressively pursuing capability enhancement to retain its qualitative edge the next time it is put to the test,\u201d said the senior PAF official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He elaborated that there are \u201c160 projects under development\u201d and a number of them are near completion. He did not specify what projects are being work upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey will very soon be contributing to the capabilities of the PAF in particular and Pakistan in general\u2026 PAF capabilities have been substantially enhanced over the past year. They reflect accelerated institutional modernisation that has gone on since May 2025,\u201d said AVM Ghazi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe would share more, but I thought we should leave some things out so we can surprise you next time.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n When asked about the induction of the Chinese fifth-generation J-35A stealth fighter, Ghazi said the Pakistan Air Force had established an \u201cinitial collaborative mechanism\u201d on the aircraft and that the option would be available before the requirement emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the question-and-answer session that followed the briefing, the military spokesperson was asked how Pakistan had defeated India despite the latter\u2019s numerical, technological and strategic edge. DG ISPR emphasised that, if there was one factor behind Pakistan\u2019s victory, it was the \u201chubristic mindset\u201d of New Delhi\u2019s political and military leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTheir assessment of Pakistan is absolutely wrong. Where did they get the idea of Akhand Bharat<\/em>? Where did they get the idea that they will define the destiny of the people of this region? This is the problem, this sense of self-entitlement, I think that is the problem where they have miscalculated, and they are miscalculating hugely,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The military spokesperson noted that India misconceived that it would defeat Pakistan by spending 10 times more on defence and that there was a rift between the armed forces and the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere is nobody who has the power to come between the people and the armed forces. We are together; that\u2019s the destiny of the people of Pakistan and \u2026 the armed forces,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s not an army for the elites, it\u2019s an army for the poor. They (India) had the wrong idea, this is the strategic miscalculation that they made.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Echoing Air Vice Marshal Ghazi, DG ISPR said that Pakistan is \u201cpreparing for the future war\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He further said Pakistan did not underestimate India and \u201cplaced them where they are, but we also know who we are\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf you want to add one difference, that is belief within every child in Pakistan; that martyrdom is a reward and not to be afraid of,\u201d DG ISPR stressed. \u201cOur pilots, when they went up, had no fear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n DG ISPR said there are multiple \u201ctangible and intangible\u201d factors behind Pakistan\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLastly, and this is the most important: this country is a gift from Allah. It\u2019s not an ordinary country in the world; it\u2019s a country of consequences. Our ancestors put their identity aside \u2026 and said that this country was made by Allah,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have this great belief in our destiny of Pakistan. When you add all these things together, no power on earth [can defeat us], so then how can India intimidate us?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moving on to the Indus water issue, he stated that the military is the \u201cfinal instrument of violence in the hands of the state \u2026 and the people of Pakistan\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWater is an inalienable right; nobody can be allowed to play with the destiny of 250 million people, because without water there is no life,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow and when this instrument of violence is used is in the hands of the Pakistani people and government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In reply to another question, DG ISPR said that the mutual defence pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia was of great importance, as Pakistan had been \u201cchosen\u201d to guard the two holiest sites in Islam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe were chosen to protect Harmain Shareefain<\/em> (Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and Masjid-i-Nabawi in Madinah), and protecting Harmain Shareefain<\/em> is intrinsically linked to Saudi Arabia\u2019s national security,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAny threat to Saudi Arabia is a threat to us, and Saudi Arabia values Pakistan\u2019s security. It\u2019s mutual,\u201d Lt Gen Chaudhry said, adding that the pact was a \u201cmanifestation\u201d of decades-old Pakistan-Saudi ties across multiple domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe will fulfil our duty and follow what we promised.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asked about \u201cpolitical-military diplomacy\u201d in the region after the end of the Middle East war, DG ISPR highlighted that the military is a \u201ccomponent\u201d and that \u201cit is for the political leadership to decide\u201d, referring the question to the Foreign Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n DG ISPR, in response to a question about the status of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq in Afghanistan, stated that the operation is still ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting\u2019s press release talked about a time-specific temporary pause,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGhazab lil-Haq\u2019s linkage is with the actions of the Afghan Taliban regime. We have got nothing against Afghanistan and especially the people of Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Noting that Pakistan has been \u201cthe best of brothers\u201d and hosts to Afghans, the military spokesperson said there was no better example of brotherhood and hospitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPakistan\u2019s Ghazab lil-Haq is one part of the national response against terrorism,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne part of the 14-point National Action Plan is kinetics, and Ghazab lil-Haq is a sub-part of that. It\u2019s absolutely ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Highlighting that the number of terrorist incidents has declined and the number of terrorists killed has increased since the start of the operation, Lt Gen Chaudhry said, \u201cAt the same time, in the context of negotiations, Pakistan has one logical, just requirement: do not allow your soil to be used to launch terrorist attacks in Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYet they let kharji<\/em> Noor Wali and these people stay there. The United Nations says two dozen terrorist organisations are based in Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Noting Pakistan\u2019s role in mediating the US-Iran talks to end the Middle East War as a \u201crational state\u201d, DG ISPR said Afghanistan is not a rational player, nor does it behave like a state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs there any rational player who makes terrorism the country\u2019s main source of income? Does any rational player deprive its communities of the right to equal development and expression?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo not compare us to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n DG ISPR emphasised that terrorism \u201cat the behest of these Indians cannot be accepted\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Responding to a follow-up question on internal politics, the military spokesperson said that dialogue is the privilege of political parties, but they have to speak to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He stated clearly that the military is \u201cnot a stakeholder in the politics of Pakistan\u201d, nor does it represent a specific creed, sect, language or political ideology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe come from the people of Pakistan and the people of Pakistan come from us,\u201d Lt Gen Chaudhry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe say \u2018resolve your issues through dialogue.\u2019 Who stops them? It\u2019s none of our business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n DG ISPR, fielding another question on the closure of the US consulate in Peshawar, said, \u201cThe security of all consulates and its members is always the responsibility of the host state, and therefore all actions for this are always in place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He referred the question to the Foreign Office, but noted that different diplomatic missions perform their own independent safety assessments, and that foreign diplomats are of \u201chigh value\u201d to Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asked about whether Pakistan\u2019s increased diplomatic standing can lead to a resolution of the Kashmir issue, the military spokesperson reiterated Pakistan\u2019s constant stance on Kashmir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou have heard it from the field marshal [Asim Munir]: Kashmir is and always will be Pakistan\u2019s jugular vein, and that the people of Kashmir have to decide their future, as per the UN Security Council resolution and as per the right of self [determination] granted to them, they have to decide on their future,\u201d Lt Gen Chaudhry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe believe that whenever the people of Kashmir make a choice, they will be absolutely clear, and that is Pakistan,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe hearts of Kashmiris and Pakistanis beat as one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He noted that the world is recognising what is happening in India-occupied Kashmir, and that the salience of the Kashmir question rises as Pakistan\u2019s stature increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe fates of Pakistan and Kashmir are intertwined. Our intentions and thoughts on Kashmir will never change, nor will the Kashmiris\u2019 intentions and thoughts about us. This is a journey which we need to complete; we have the same destination, which we will achieve through self-determination and values,\u201d DG ISPR added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said Pakistan\u2019s military and political leadership is working on the issue \u201cday and night\u201d to grant Kashmiris their rights through \u201cdiplomatic, political and legal means\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPakistan doesn\u2019t believe in what Indians are doing: repression, aggression and all sorts of nonsense which they have spread both inside and outside the region,\u201d Lt Gen Chaudhry replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Towards the conclusion of the presser, DG ISPR reiterated that Pakistan, as a \u201cnet regional stabiliser\u201d, had dominated and controlled escalation during the conflict with India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOn the other hand, there is a player with a hubristic mindset whose political rhetoric and vested interests initiated this, generating politicisation, Hindutva-isation and media frenzy,\u201d he said, noting that the armed forces were \u201cpart of a larger choreography being carried out at the state level\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTerrorism is India\u2019s default setting. When they are beaten on the battlefield, they will return to terrorism. It\u2019s in their nature,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lt Gen Chaudhry said that, in the event of another Indian military operation, Pakistan could \u201cshow them the reality in a matter of minutes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNothing gives us more pleasure than putting their minds to rest,\u201d he said in response to a question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c[Operation] Sindoor 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 \u2014 do what you want. You\u2019re most welcome. I don\u2019t have a problem, nor do my brothers in the navy and air force, nor does any child of Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" RAWALPINDI(National Times)- Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Thursday that Pakistan was \u201cprepared\u201d as he highlighted the armed forces\u2019 indigenous military capabilities. He made the remarks while addressing a press conference in Islamabad as the nation commemorated the one-year anniversary of Marka-i-Haq. The deputy chief of naval staff (operations), Rear Admiral Shifaat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n<\/a>Strategic consequences of Marka-i-Haq<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Surge in terrorism post-Marka-i-Haq<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>\u2018Homegrown\u2019 military capabilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>\u2018Historic and memorable conflict\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>\u2018Tally is at 8-0\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>New Delhi\u2019s \u2018hubristic mindset\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>\u2018Any threat to Saudi Arabia is a threat to us\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Afghanistan not a rational player<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>\u2018Pakistan\u2019s jugular vein\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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