Imran launches fresh anti-India rhetoric

Islamabad, February 6

In his fresh anti-India rhetoric, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that his country’s battle-hardened army will teach India a “hard lesson” in case of “any misadventure” by New Delhi.

Addressing a rally in Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on the ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’, Khan asked the Indian leadership to avoid threats of attacks. “Narendra Modi, the statement you gave on this country, and the Indian Army Chief… this is my message to you both. You have already made a mistake on August 5,” Khan said, referring to the abrogation of Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

State-run Radio Pakistan reported that Khan said, “More than 200 million people of Pakistan and its battle-hardened army will teach India a hard lesson.”

“If you are under the false impression that you will take any action against Pakistan to strengthen your Hindu voter base, it will be the last mistake you make,” said Khan.

He was referring to Prime Minister Modi’s address to the National Cadet Corps in New Delhi last month where he said the Indian Armed forces won’t take more than a week to 10 days to make Pakistan bite the dust.

“He (Modi) thought he would end the issue of Kashmir altogether but the way the issue has been internationalised, there is talk of Kashmir where it was never before discussed,” Khan said, adding that Pakistan would always stand by the people of Kashmir and fight alongside them.

Pakistan’s military top brass also termed the recent statements by India as “irresponsible” and said they would thwart any attack by the Indian Army. — PTI