The Foreign Office on Monday issued a statement responding to the remarks by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) attributed to Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.

“Pakistan strongly rejects the immature remarks made by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs earlier today, which is yet another demonstration of their chronic tendency to distorting facts and twisting statements out of context,” the statement said.

The FO dismissed the Indian narrative of an alleged “nuclear blackmail” as “a misleading and self-serving construct”.

The statement emphasised that, “Pakistan remains firmly opposed to the use or threat of use of force.”

It highlighted the country’s nuclear responsibility and commitment as “Pakistan is a responsible nuclear weapon state with an elaborate command and control structure under full civilian control.”

FO also mentioned the international acknowledgement of Pakistan’s “sustained and credible counterterrorism efforts”.

It reaffirmed that, “Our security forces remain the bulwark against terrorism.”

“The Indian MEA’s spurious insinuations are irresponsible and without a shred of evidence,” the statement said.

The statement termed India’s “pointless reference to the third countries” as “lack of diplomatic confidence” and “a bid to exert pressure on Pakistan”.

It called the attempts to unnecessarily involve other countries as “futile”.

“Contrary to India’s belligerent and jingoistic approach, Pakistan shall continue to act as a responsible member of the comity of nations,” it continued.

Pakistan also warned India that any act of aggression or violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity will be met with an “immediate and matching response”.

Earlier, the Indian MEA released a statement in which they made baseless comments about Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Syed Asim Munir’s visit to the United States and his diplomatic triumphs.