Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry Wednesday vowed that the Pakistan Armed Forces are fully prepared to respond to any aggression by India.<\/p>\n
Addressing a press conference alongside Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and the Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan, the DG ISPR reiterated that the Pakistani nation and armed forces are determined to defend the country\u2019s territorial integrity and sovereignty at all costs.<\/p>\n
He emphasized that the entire nation is united, and all political parties have already expressed their resolve to respond with full force in case of any Indian aggression.<\/p>\n
The DG said that Pahalgam is 230km from the Line of Control (LoC) and questioned how it\u2019s possible for someone to reach such a remote area within 10 minutes. \u201cWe will focus on facts, not accusations,\u201d he said, adding that Pakistan was presenting evidence rather than engaging in baseless allegations.<\/p>\n
He noted that the alleged attack site is far from the nearest town of Bagh in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n
Displaying various visuals of the area\u2019s geography, Lt Gen Ahmed explained that the distance from the incident site to the nearest police station was approximately 30 minutes. He questioned how an FIR could be registered in just 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
He also criticized the Indian media for prematurely blaming Pakistani agencies within minutes of the Pahalgam incident, citing a zipline operator\u2019s video to support what he called a false narrative.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did India\u2019s narrative immediately claim that Muslims attacked Hindus?\u201d he asked, noting that the prime minister had also expressed concerns over the matter.<\/p>\n
The DG ISPR said that India was using the Pahalgam incident as a pretext to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty. \u201cIndia itself is a terrorist state and detains Pakistani and Kashmiri individuals in jails, where they are tortured to make forced statements,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif said that hundreds of Pakistanis are being held illegally in Indian prisons. \u201cIndia is using these detained Pakistanis in fake encounters. In Uri, Muhammad Farooq was martyred in a staged encounter,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He said they have credible intelligence indicating that following the Pahalgam incident, India has tasked all its proxies to carry out terrorist acts everywhere in Pakistan. \u201cWhether these proxies are operating in Balochistan or other parts of Pakistan,\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n
DG ISPR said that since January 24, Pakistan has witnessed 3,700 terror incidents, resulting in 3,896 casualties. He said that 77,816 operations have been conducted in which 1,666 terrorists have been eliminated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is terrorism that is being abetted and sponsored by India. The whole world can see and feel its effects. We must be cognizant that Pakistan remains the last bulwark standing against this scourge of terrorism,\u201d DG ISPR said.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cIndia is facilitating terrorism for the sake of its short-term, myopic political objectives. Terrorism and extremism are internal problems of India. Instead of addressing these issues, India is externalizing them. This cycle is manifesting itself in the Pahalgam incident.\u201d<\/p>\n
A similar pattern was observed in the Jaffar Express case, where a specific Indian account predicted the attack beforehand and later \u2018confirmed\u2019 it post-incident\u2014a narrative boosted by Indian media.<\/p>\n
Responding to a question, the DG ISPR stated, \u2018We are closely monitoring the situation with a prepared response. As per the National Security Council\u2019s deliberations, multiple options are available\u2014Pakistan will be defended at all costs.<\/p>\n
He said the Pulwama attack was exploited for political gains, and now Indian analysts are citing the Pahalgam incident as a security failure.<\/p>\n
He stated that India\u2019s objective is to falsely implicate Pakistan and exploit these allegations for electoral gains. By accusing Pakistan of infiltration, India justifies the killing of innocent civilians\u2014such as the martyrs of Kupwara on April 23.
\nThere is irrefutable evidence confirming India\u2019s involvement in terrorist activities within Pakistan.<\/p>\n
Lt General Ahmed Sharif said that Indian intelligence-run social media accounts, which accused Pakistan of the Pahalgam incident, had also made suspicious predictions before the November 4, 2023, Mianwali attack.<\/p>\n
A day before the attack, these accounts posted, \u201cTomorrow is a big day, so we are going to bed early today,\u201d and the next morning, they wrote, \u201cGood morning Mianwali.\u201d<\/p>\n
DG ISPR, said the terrorist attack in Mianwali was carried out by Fitna Al-Khawarij, Later, on October 6, 2024, Chinese citizens were targeted in Karachi. Before this attack, the same Indian intelligence-linked social media accounts posted:
\n\u201cBig day in the next few hours.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Followed by: Big explosion in Karachi, more details are coming.
\nOn the morning of October 7, another tweet appeared:<\/p>\n
An IED explosion took place near Karachi Airport; a vehicle was carrying foreigners\u2014one injured, one dead.<\/p>\n
This pattern suggests prior knowledge of the attacks, raising concerns about possible foreign involvement in destabilizing Pakistan.<\/p>\n
The DG ISPR said that the same suspicious pattern was observed before the Jafar Express attack, Social media accounts linked to foreign intelligence agencies posted messages such as:
\n\u201cKeep your eyes on Pakistan today and tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shortly afterward, the Jafar Express was attacked, reinforcing concerns about prior knowledge and possible foreign involvement in orchestrating terrorism in Pakistan.<\/p>\n
This recurring tactic highlights a deliberate hybrid warfare campaign, where propaganda and terror attacks are coordinated to destabilize the country.<\/p>\n
He said India has orchestrated over 3,000 terrorist attacks in Pakistan since 2024, making it the primary sponsor of terrorism in the region.<\/p>\n
Before major attacks\u2014such as Mianwali (November 2023), Karachi (October 2024), and Jafar Express \u2013 Indian-linked social media accounts posted suspicious warnings, indicating prior knowledge. India has also exploited incidents like Chhattisgarh Pura and Pulwama for political gains.<\/p>\n
He said Pakistan\u2019s nation and institutions remain resolute in eradicating terrorism and countering foreign-sponsored threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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