Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan “will never bow down to Indian hegemony” as the recent ceasefire with India holds.

“The truth is that India is not the US and Pakistan is not Afghanistan.

India is not Israel and Pakistan is not Palestine.

Pakistan will never be deterred.

It can never be coerced.

“We will never bow down to Indian hegemony.

The sooner they realise this, the better it will be for regional peace and the world,” Lt Gen Chaudhry said to Anadolu Agency.

He argued that terrorism, extremism and hatred were India’s internal problems and that the New Delhi government was cracking down on groups including Muslims and Sikhs in the country, which was fuelling more anger, extremism and terrorism.

Earlier, in an exclusive interview with RT Arabic, Lt.Gen.Chaudhry said that India is the main sponsor behind the ongoing terrorism in Pakistan — whether it involves the Kharijites (militant extremists) or terrorist groups active in Balochistan.

“To understand the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, it is imperative to look at the broader context.

India has been actively involved in sponsoring terrorism in the region, particularly in Pakistan,” the DG ISPR remarked.

Referring to the recent Pahalgam incident, he criticised the Indian media for immediately blaming Pakistan.

“Within minutes of the incident, Indian social and mainstream media began hurling baseless accusations towards Pakistan,” he said.

He stated that India is hiding behind a false narrative to conceal the truth.

He noted that two days later, the spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs admitted that the investigation was still ongoing.

He questioned the wisdom behind levelling accusations without investigation or evidence.

“Yet, two days later, the spokesperson of India’s Ministry of External Affairs admitted that investigations were still ongoing.

Where is the wisdom in levelling allegations without proper evidence?”

Lt.Gen.Chaudhry said that Pakistan had been asking for evidence and offering to engage a neutral organisation to investigate the Pahalgam incident.

However, India rejected Pakistan’s offer.

India, instead, resorted to military attacks on Pakistan; “firing missiles at our mosques and killing women and children.”

He stated that the Pakistan Armed Forces have been entrusted with the sacred responsibility of safeguarding the country’s sovereignty and borders.

“We have fulfilled this responsibility and will continue to do so at all costs,” he added.

Pakistan responded to India promptly, firmly, and effectively, he continued.

Lt.Gen.Chaudhry mentioned that on the night between May 6 and 7, India launched an attack and fired missiles.

In response, Pakistan Air Force shot down five of their aircraft.

He stated that the enemy attempted to intimidate us by launching more missiles on the night between May 9 and 10.

The ISPR DG said that on the morning of May 10, “we responded.

We responsibly and carefully targeted only their military installations.

We did not hit any civilian targets.

Ours was a measured, fair, and balanced response.”