During an interview with British broadcaster Sky News, the DG ISPR cautioned that serious escalation could result in mutual destruction. He warned that by rooting for war, India was carving out a “recipe for mutual destruction,” adding that the world now recognised the extent of the nuclear threat.
He said, “Any sane player like the USA understands this absurdity and what the Indians are trying to do here.”
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Talking about India’s actions in Kashmir, he accused the country of trying to “internalise the issue and harassing” Kashmiri people with a heavy troop presence.
“It is a problem that has to be resolved by the people of Kashmir as per the United Nations Security Council resolution,” the director general said.
“Anyone who tries to violate our territory and integrity and sovereignty, our response will be brutal,” he noted.
A full-scale conflict between India and Pakistan would spell total destruction for both nations, in line with the doctrine of mutually assured destruction — a military and national security principle which holds that any nuclear attack by one nuclear-armed state on another capable of a retaliatory second strike would inevitably lead to the annihilation of both aggressor and defender.
The recent military standoff was triggered after India wrongly blamed Pakistan for the Pahalgam attack, leading to a dangerous escalation. On the night of May 6-7, India launched a wave of air strikes inside Pakistani territory, causing multiple civilian casualties. In response, both nations exchanged missile fire over the following days, raising fears of an all-out war.
It was only after urgent US intervention that both countries were brought back from the brink. On May 10, amid rising international concern, US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire agreement had been reached between the two nuclear-armed states.
According to official reports, India’s aggression resulted in the deaths of 40 Pakistani civilians, including seven women and 15 children, while 121 others were injured — a grim reminder of the cost of reckless military adventurism.
