Pakistan COAS vows 'notch-up response' to any Indian aggression

RAWALPINDI:
Amid relentless brinkmanship from New Delhi following the Pahalgam incident, Army chief General Syed Asim Munir has given an unequivocal warning to warmongers across the border: any aggression from India will receive a "swift, resolute, and notch-up response" from Pakistan's military.

The army chief's stern warning came days after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly told his country's armed forces that they had the "complete operational freedom to decide on the mode, targets and timing of our response" to the Pahalgam incident.

Gen Munir, however, reaffirmed the unyielding resolve of Pakistan's armed forces to defend the nation's sovereignty and territorial integrity at all costs.

"Let there be no ambiguity: any military misadventure by India will be met with a swift, resolute, and notch-up response," he said while addressing the troops during his visit to the Tilla Field Firing Ranges (TFFR) on Thursday where he witnessed Exercise Hammer Strike - a high-intensity, field training exercise conducted by Pakistan Army's Mangla Strike Corps.

"While Pakistan remains committed to regional peace, our preparedness and resolve to safeguard national interests is absolute," the army chief was quoted as saying by the military's media wing, the ISPR.