The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, issued a strongly worded statement on Saturday, October 4, 2025, cautioning India against what it termed “delusional, provocative and jingoistic statements” from the highest levels of the Indian security establishment. The ISPR warned that such rhetoric indicates a renewed attempt to “fabricate arbitrary pretexts for aggression,” a move that could have “serious consequences for peace and stability in South Asia.”

The statement comes amid heightened tensions and follows recent aggressive remarks reportedly made by India’s Defence Minister, Army Chief, and Air Chief.

The ISPR’s release was unequivocal in its condemnation and its promise of retaliation. It asserted that Pakistan is prepared to respond “without any qualms or restraint” should a fresh round of hostilities be triggered, warning that a future conflict could lead to “cataclysmic devastation.”

“Those seeking to establish a new normal must know that Pakistan has established a new normal of response,” the statement read, adding that any reaction would be “swift, decisive and destructive.”

The military spokesperson emphasized Pakistan’s resolve to “take the fight to every nook and corner of the enemy’s territory” in the event of “unwarranted threats and reckless aggression.” In a direct challenge to India’s perceived strategic depth, the ISPR declared: “This time we shall shatter the myth of geographic immunity, hitting the farthest reaches of the Indian territory.”

The Pakistani military also sought to dismantle India’s long-standing narrative, stating that for decades, India has “benefitted from playing the victim card and painting Pakistan in negative light.” It accused India of simultaneously “stoking violence and perpetrating terrorism” across South Asia.

According to the ISPR, this narrative has been “sufficiently debunked,” and the world now “recognises India as the true face of cross-border terrorism and the epi-centre of regional instability.”

Recalling the military confrontation earlier this year, which brought the two nuclear-armed rivals “to the brink of a major war,” the ISPR suggested India is suffering from “collective amnesia.” The statement made pointed reference to the “wreckage of its fighter jets” and the “wrath of Pakistan’s long-range vectors,” concluding that India now seems to be “aching for the next round” of confrontation.