ISPR calls on Delhi to choose a path of peaceful coexistence while criticizing the head of the Indian army.

The Indian army chief’s warning to erase Pakistan off the map was sharply criticized by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday. They labeled it war fever and provocation and urged India to pursue peaceful coexistence.

In a statement, the media wing of the Pakistani army cited remarks made by Indian Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi in a recent interview, stating that Pakistan should choose whether or not to stay “part of geography and history.”

The ISPR rejected the Indian army chief’s “warmongering” language, stating that Pakistan was already a powerful nation on the international scene, a recognized nuclear power, and an integral part of South Asia’s history and geography.

The comment, according to the ISPR, demonstrated India’s ongoing unwillingness to acknowledge Pakistan’s existence even after more than 70 years, and such “jingoistic and shortsighted” thinking has frequently driven the region into instability and warfare.

Threatening to remove a sovereign nuclear state from the map, according to the ISPR, is not strategic messaging but rather risky and careless hyperbole. It emphasized that the entire region would suffer grave and extensive repercussions from any such conflict.

The declaration went on to say that responsible nuclear countries should not propagate narratives of superiority or national erasure, but rather exhibit prudence, maturity, and strategic acumen.