ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that repeated rhetoric reflects not strength, but visible strategic anxiety as the anniversary of the staged false flag operation in Pahlgam approaches—an episode that failed to withstand international scrutiny and exposed New Delhi’s reliance on manufactured crises.
“Such threat-mongering is not new; it is part of a predictable pattern—externalising internal fragility and attempting to provoke escalation under the garb of unsubstantiated allegations for vested political interests,” he wrote on his social media handle X.
He said that history stands as a stark reminder that miscalculation has consequences. Marka-e-Haq remains fresh in our minds. The next time, our response will be even more forceful and decisive.
“Let there be no ambiguity: Pakistan remains committed to peace and regional stability, but its resolve to defend sovereignty is absolute, its preparedness complete, and its response will be swift, calibrated, and decisive, InshaAllah,” the defence minister said.
“Let me remind @rajnathsingh that the illusion of space for war between two nuclear states is inconceivable and has drastic consequences.”
Asif said that India would be better served by confronting the growing unease within its own strategic and diplomatic space.