The military on Wednesday stated that India was attempting to “mould history to its liking by inventing outlandish, Bollywood-style scripts” in the aftermath of the May conflict between the two countries.
The latest exchange comes within weeks of the Indian political and military leadership making aggressive statements[1], repeating its terrorism allegations that Pakistan has repeatedly refuted. The Pakistani military had, in response, warned that any future conflict with India could lead to “cataclysmic devastation[2]”.
“Evidently, the Indian leadership is attempting to mould history to its liking by inventing outlandish, Bollywood-style scripts,” said a statement[3] by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
“It appears that [the] Indian army and the political leadership have not been able to reconcile with the idea that they have been decisively beaten in Marka-i-Haq, and that their falsehoods have been fully exposed,” it added.
The military’s media affairs wing noted with grave concern that five months after the Pak-India May conflict, “in the run-up to elections in Bihar and West Bengal, Indian military leadership has started parroting the same delusional, fabricated and provocative propaganda that they regurgitate before every state election in India”.
“It is saddening to see the military leadership of a nuclear-armed country issuing irresponsible statements under immense political pressure. The lies being fed to the Indian public and international audience have turned Indian military machine into a laughing stock,” the statement said.
The ISPR cautioned that “any professional soldier would know that unnecessary chest thumping and unwarranted statements might initiate a cycle of jingoism and lead to serious consequences for peace and stability in South Asia”.
“The contradictions in the Indian Army presser are so evident that they should not be dignified with a response. Evidently, the Indian leadership is attempting to mould history to its liking by inventing outlandish, Bollywood-style scripts,” the military said.
It asserted that the world now recognises India as the “true face of cross-border terrorism and the epicentre of regional instability, bent upon adventurism and hegemonism to the detriment of its people and its neighbours”.
Yesterday, Indian Army’s Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai claimed that the Indian Navy was fully prepared during ‘Operation Sindoor’, the term New Delhi used for its May 7 strikes on Pakistan. He further said that any further hostilities by Pakistan could have been “catastrophic for it”, Times of India[4] reported.
Lt Gen Ghai also reiterated India’s claim of inflicting major damage on Pakistani airbases and destroying its air assets on the ground.
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References
- ^ aggressive statements (www.dawn.com)
- ^ cataclysmic devastation (www.dawn.com)
- ^ statement (www.ispr.gov.pk)
- ^ Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)