{"id":30535,"date":"2025-12-07T15:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=30535"},"modified":"2025-12-07T15:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:04:12","slug":"fo-slams-jaishankars-baseless-irresponsible-comments-about-pakistan-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=30535","title":{"rendered":"FO slams Jaishankar\u2019s \u2018baseless, irresponsible\u2019 comments about Pakistan Army"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Foreign Office categorically rejected recent remarks by India\u2019s External Affairs Minister targeting the Pakistan Army, calling the comments \u201chighly inflammatory, baseless and irresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The response came a day after Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, while addressing a public forum in New Delhi, accused the Pakistan military, saying that \u201cmuch of our problems emanate from the Pakistani Army.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan views the Indian minister\u2019s assertions as an attempt to malign the country and divert attention from India\u2019s own regional conduct.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd0aPR No.3\ufe0f\u20e36\ufe0f\u20e39\ufe0f\u20e3\/2\ufe0f\u20e30\ufe0f\u20e32\ufe0f\u20e35\ufe0f\u20e3<\/p>\n<p>Response by the Spokesperson on Remarks by the Indian Minister for External Affairs<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17\u2b07\ufe0fhttps:\/\/t.co\/u3Y0tWLc3k pic.twitter.com\/l4QJWbCRof<br \/>\n\u2014 Ministry of Foreign Affairs &#8211; Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) December 7, 2025<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan categorically rejects and condemns the highly inflammatory, baseless and irresponsible comments made by the Indian External Affairs Minister in his recent statement,\u201d the press release said.<\/p>\n<p>Andrabi maintained that Pakistani institutions, including its armed forces, have repeatedly shown professionalism and a commitment to national security. \u201cPakistan is a responsible state and its all institutions, including armed forces, are a pillar of national security, dedicated to safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the May 2025 conflict, he added that it \u201cvividly demonstrated Pakistan armed forces\u2019 professionalism as well as their resolve to defend the motherland and the people of Pakistan against any Indian aggression in a befitting, effective yet responsible manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read: FO blames Taliban for Turkish delegation delay<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that \u201cNo amount of propaganda can belie this truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson accused the Indian government of running a targeted smear campaign to deflect attention from what Pakistan describes as India\u2019s own destabilizing role. \u201cThe attempts by Indian leadership to defame Pakistan\u2019s state institutions and its leadership are a part of propaganda campaign designed to distract the attention from India\u2019s destabilizing actions in the region and beyond as well as State-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>He cautioned that such \u201cincendiary rhetoric only exemplifies the extent of India\u2019s disregard for amity, peace and stability in our region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement also criticized India\u2019s domestic political climate, urging New Delhi to address what Pakistan views as dangerous ideological trends. \u201cInstead of making misleading remarks about the armed forces of Pakistan, India must investigate the fascist and revisionist Hindutva ideology that has unleashed a reign of mob justice, lynchings, arbitrary detentions and demolition of properties and places of worship,\u201d Andrabi said, adding that the Indian state and its leadership \u201chave become hostage to this terror in the name of religion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reaffirming Pakistan\u2019s commitment to peace, the spokesperson said the country remained firm in defending its sovereignty. \u201cPakistan believes in co-existence, dialogue and diplomacy. However, it stands united and resolute in its intent and ability to safeguard its interests and sovereignty.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Foreign Office categorically rejected recent remarks by India\u2019s External Affairs Minister targeting the Pakistan Army, calling the comments \u201chighly inflammatory, baseless and irresponsible.\u201d The response came a day after Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, while addressing a public forum in New Delhi, accused the Pakistan military, saying that \u201cmuch of our problems [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30535\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}