ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir on Monday rejected Indian claims that China supported Islamabad in the recent conflict as a “desperate distortion” to cover up what he claimed was India own military failure.
He warned that any future aggression against Pakistan would be met with a “more than reciprocal” and “deeply hurting” response.
Addressing the National Defence University in Islamabad, Munir claimed India’s assertion of Chinese assistance during Pakistan’s Operation Bunyanum Marsoos was “factually incorrect and irresponsible”. “Such insinuations expose a chronic Indian inability to accept Pakistan’s institutional strength, indigenous military capability, and strategic foresight,” Munir said. “Dragging third countries into a bilateral confrontation is a poor attempt at face-saving and narrative-building,” he said.
China, too, sought to downplay Indian Army deputy chief Lt Gen Rahul R Singh’s assertion that Beijing provided active military support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, using the conflict as a “live lab” to test various weapon systems. “I am not familiar with the specifics you mentioned. Let me say that China and Pakistan are close neighbours enjoying traditional friendship. Defence and security cooperation is part of the normal cooperation between the two countries and does not target any third party,” PTI quoted Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning as saying in Beijing in response to a question on Gen Singh's remarks. At the same time, Mao said the India-China relationship is in a “critical moment of improvement and development” and Beijing would like to promote steady growth of bilateral ties with New Delhi.
India has claimed that China provided Pakistan with covert logistical and intelligence support during the recent clashes – an allegation not publicly endorsed by Beijing. Pakistan, however, maintains the operation was “purely indigenous”, carried out with high-level coordination across the military chain of command.
Munir accused India of “camp politics” and seeking to position itself as a regional power by invoking global rivalries.
Munir’s remarks come amid elevated tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, with troop deployments reinforced along the Line of Control (LoC) and diplomatic channels largely inactive.
Inter-Services Public Relations, which released Munir’s remarks, framed the address as part of a broader message to both domestic and international audiences that Pakistan remains militarily prepared, politically united, and unwilling to tolerate threats to its sovereignty.
He warned that any future aggression against Pakistan would be met with a “more than reciprocal” and “deeply hurting” response.
Addressing the National Defence University in Islamabad, Munir claimed India’s assertion of Chinese assistance during Pakistan’s Operation Bunyanum Marsoos was “factually incorrect and irresponsible”. “Such insinuations expose a chronic Indian inability to accept Pakistan’s institutional strength, indigenous military capability, and strategic foresight,” Munir said. “Dragging third countries into a bilateral confrontation is a poor attempt at face-saving and narrative-building,” he said.
China, too, sought to downplay Indian Army deputy chief Lt Gen Rahul R Singh’s assertion that Beijing provided active military support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, using the conflict as a “live lab” to test various weapon systems. “I am not familiar with the specifics you mentioned. Let me say that China and Pakistan are close neighbours enjoying traditional friendship. Defence and security cooperation is part of the normal cooperation between the two countries and does not target any third party,” PTI quoted Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning as saying in Beijing in response to a question on Gen Singh's remarks. At the same time, Mao said the India-China relationship is in a “critical moment of improvement and development” and Beijing would like to promote steady growth of bilateral ties with New Delhi.
India has claimed that China provided Pakistan with covert logistical and intelligence support during the recent clashes – an allegation not publicly endorsed by Beijing. Pakistan, however, maintains the operation was “purely indigenous”, carried out with high-level coordination across the military chain of command.
Munir accused India of “camp politics” and seeking to position itself as a regional power by invoking global rivalries.
Munir’s remarks come amid elevated tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, with troop deployments reinforced along the Line of Control (LoC) and diplomatic channels largely inactive.
Inter-Services Public Relations, which released Munir’s remarks, framed the address as part of a broader message to both domestic and international audiences that Pakistan remains militarily prepared, politically united, and unwilling to tolerate threats to its sovereignty.
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