Pakistan FO Rejects Indian FM’s ‘Highly Inflammatory, Baseless Remarks’ Against Pakistan Army

Islamabad has strongly rejected Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar’s “highly inflammatory, baseless, and irresponsible comments” against the Pakistan Army, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement on Sunday.

According to Indian media, Jaishankar claimed that many of Delhi’s issues with Islamabad “emanated from the Pakistan Army” and alleged that “the ideological hostility towards India comes from the Pakistan Army” in an interview.

Responding to these allegations, FO Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi reaffirmed that “Pakistan is a responsible state and its all institutions, including armed forces, are a pillar of national security, dedicated to safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.”

Highlighting the May 2025 conflict, Andrabi said it “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.” He added, “No amount of propaganda can belie this truth.”

The spokesperson further stated that attempts by Indian leadership to defame Pakistan’s institutions and leadership are part of a propaganda campaign intended to divert attention from New Delhi’s destabilising actions and 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 said.

Andrabi also urged India to address internal issues, warning, “Instead of making misleading remarks about the armed forces of Pakistan, India must investigate the fascist and revisionist Hindutva ideology that has unleashed a reign of mob justice, lynchings, arbitrary detentions, and demolition of properties and places of worship. Indian state and leadership both have become hostages of this terror in the name of religion.”

Despite the rising tensions, the FO spokesperson reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to “co-existence, dialogue and diplomacy,” while maintaining that the country remains fully prepared to defend its sovereignty and national interests.