‘Factually incorrect’, says Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir reacting to Indian Army Deputy Chief Lt Gen Rahul R Singh’s remark of China providing military support to Islamabad during Operation Sindoor. Lt Gen also stated that Beijing used the India-Pakistan conflict as an opportunity for a ‘live lab’ to test their weapons.
Speaking on Monday during his address to the graduating officers at the National Defence University Islamabad, Munir reiterated that any misadventure or attempt to undermine Pakistan’s sovereignty will be met with a swift, and resolute response without any constraints or inhibitions.
“Insinuations regarding external support in Pakistan’s successful Operation Bunyanum Marsoos are irresponsible and factually incorrect and reflect a chronic reluctance to acknowledge indigenous capability and institutional resilience developed over decades of strategic prudence,” he stated.
“Naming other states as participants in the purely bilateral military conflagration is also a shoddy attempt at playing camp politics…,” Munir added.
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Addressing a seminar in Delhi last week, Indian Army Deputy Chief said that while Pakistan was the “front face”, with China extending all possible support to its all-weather ally, Turkiye was also playing a major role by supplying military hardware to Islamabad, adding that India was actually dealing with at least three adversaries during the 7-10 May conflict.
Munir claimed that in contrast to India’s strategic behaviour resting on “parochial self-alignment”, Pakistan has forged lasting partnerships based on principled diplomacy, anchored in mutual respect and peace, establishing itself to be a stabilizer in the region.
“Any attempt to target our population centres, military bases, economic hubs, and ports will instantly invoke a deeply hurting and more than reciprocal response,” the Pakistani Army chief said.
Media rhetoric imported fancy hardware, or political sloganeering does not help one win a war, but through faith, professional competence, operational clarity, institutional strength, and national resolve.
India launched Operation Sindoor on 7 May, targeting terrorist infrastructure in territories controlled by Pakistan. This operation was India’s retaliatory reply to the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack. The strikes triggered four days of intense clashes that ended with a ‘ceasefire understanding’ between the two nations on 10 May.