CDF warns of painful consequences for any misadventure against Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Field Marshal Asim Munir has reiterated that “any future hostile action against Pakistan will have serious, far-reaching and painful consequences,” describing Pakistan’s defence as “impregnable” against any kind of aggression.

“Alhamdulillah! today, Pakistan’s defence is fully impregnable against any external aggression, and any future hostile action against Pakistan will have serious, far-reaching and painful consequences,” he said on Sunday, speaking at a ceremony held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) to mark one-year of Pakistan’s military conflict with India named “Marka-e-Haq” by Pakistan.

“India’s perceived ambition to isolate Pakistan militarily and diplomatically, and alter the regional balance of power, would never succeed,” said Munir, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS).

“The events of May 2025 were not isolated, but part of a long pattern of Indian hostility and propaganda against Pakistan,” the CDF said.

“Pakistan armed forces and people had never been intimidated in the past, and would not be in the future,” he said.

The confrontation from the night of 6-7 May until 10 May was an “unsuccessful attempt by the enemy to test Pakistan’s national resolve and dignity,” said the CDF.

“However, Pakistan, its people and the armed forces achieved an unparalleled victory in Marka-e-Haq and Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos with the blessings of Allah,” he added.

The CDF said that India wanted to isolate Pakistan and alter the balance of power in the region, and its dream was to subject Pakistan to military aggression and diplomatic isolation.

“Pakistan would never allow India’s dream to materialise,” he added.

“India forgot that Pakistan’s armed forces never bowed to the dominance of power in the past and would never do so in the future,” said the CDF.

He paid tribute to the “unarmed women, elderly people, and innocent children” martyred during Marka-e-Haq, saying that Pakistan regarded the sacrifices of its martyrs as a sacred trust and viewed its strength as a responsibility.

“The message from the people and national leadership is clear—no compromise would be accepted on Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national dignity— the entire nation stood like a solid wall in the defence of the homeland— when Indian missiles fell, a large number of people came out in support of the country’s defence,” he said.

“With the support of Allah — Pakistan emerged victorious while falsehood faced humiliation and defeat,” according to him.

“Marka-e-Haq was not merely a war between two countries but a decisive clash between two ideologies in which truth ultimately prevailed,” said the top armed forces commander.

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