Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir warns India of decisive response to any provocation

In a pointy escalation of rhetoric, Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Saturday (October 18, 2025) warned India of a “decisive response” to even a minor provocation, saying there isn’t a area for battle in a “nuclearised atmosphere”.

Army Chief Asim Munir was addressing a commencement ceremony of passing out military cadets on the premier Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul at Abbottabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

“I counsel and firmly warning India’s navy management that there isn’t a area for battle in a nuclearised atmosphere,” he stated.

“We won’t ever be intimidated, not coerced by rhetoric and can reply decisively to even a minor provocation with none qualms,” the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) stated.

Referring to the latest navy battle between India and Pakistan, Field Marshal Munir claimed that his nation’s armed forces had demonstrated “outstanding professionalism” and “far-reaching capabilities” by “neutralising” all threats and emerged “victorious” in opposition to a “numerically superior adversary”.

India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, focusing on terror infrastructure in Pakistan in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam assault that killed 26 civilians.

India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to finish the battle after 4 days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes, following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the 2 militaries.

Field Marshal Munir additionally alleged India of utilizing terrorism as a weapon to destabilise Pakistan, saying a handful of terrorists can’t hurt Pakistan and warned that each one “proxies” utilizing Afghan soil could be “raised to mud”, in an obvious reference to Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

The Army chief additionally urged India to settle “core points” as per worldwide norms, an obvious reference to the Kashmir dispute, whereas reiterating Pakistan’s dedication to offer “ethical and diplomatic assist” to the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir.

Describing Pakistan as a peace-loving nation, Munir stated it loved sturdy relations with main powers, together with the US and China.

At the ceremony, cadets from a number of pleasant nations, together with Malaysia, Nepal, Palestine, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Yemen, Mali, Maldives and Nigeria, additionally graduated.

Field Marshal Munir congratulated them and lauded the PMA’s function as a “cornerstone of navy excellence and worldwide camaraderie”.