Pakistan has categorically rejected and condemned the recent comments made by India’s External Affairs Minister, describing them as “highly inflammatory, baseless and irresponsible.”
On media queries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi stated that Pakistan is a responsible state, with all institutions, including its armed forces, serving as pillars of national security. He emphasized that these institutions are dedicated to safeguarding the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. “The May 2025 conflict vividly demonstrated Pakistan armed forces’ professionalism as well as their resolve to defend the motherland and the people of Pakistan against any Indian aggression in a befitting, effective yet responsible manner. No amount of propaganda can belie this truth,” he added.
Andrabi said attempts by Indian leadership to defame Pakistan’s state institutions and leadership are part of a broader propaganda campaign aimed at distracting from India’s destabilizing actions in the region, including state-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan. “Such incendiary rhetoric only exemplifies the extent of India’s disregard for amity, peace and stability in our region,” he added.
The spokesperson further urged India to address domestic issues stemming from the “fascist and revisionist Hindutva ideology,” which, he said, has led to mob justice, lynchings, arbitrary detentions, and demolition of properties and places of worship. “Indian state and leadership both have become hostage of this terror in the name of religion,” Andrabi noted.
Concluding his remarks, he reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to co-existence, dialogue, and diplomacy while underscoring its resolve to safeguard national interests and sovereignty.
