Islamabad: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, has strongly rejected Indian allegations that China provided active assistance to Pakistan during the recent border conflict, calling it a “shoddy attempt at playing camp politics”.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of officers from the National Security and War Course at the National Defence University (NDU), the army chief stated that dragging third countries into what was a bilateral conflict is both “irresponsible and factually incorrect”.
“These claims are nothing more than an effort to justify India’s operational shortcomings during Operation Sindoor and to project itself as a net security provider amid regional power contests,” he added.
The comments come in response to Indian Army Deputy Chief Lt. General Rahul Singh’s assertion that China provided real-time intelligence to Pakistan during the deadly four-day conflict in May — the most intense in decades. Singh alleged that Pakistani military officers received live data about Indian military positions from Chinese sources.
Pakistani officials have previously dismissed these allegations, and now the army chief has reaffirmed that Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos was a wholly indigenous and strategic military response, rooted in decades of institutional resilience and professional capacity.
Highlighting India’s failure to achieve its objectives during the conflict, Field Marshal Munir criticized New Delhi’s attempts to spin the situation through “convoluted logic” rather than acknowledge its lack of preparedness.
He stressed that Pakistan’s defense doctrine remains clear: any aggression or attempt to compromise national sovereignty will be met with an immediate and proportionate response. “Targeting our population centers, military bases, or economic hubs will trigger a deeply hurting and more-than-reciprocal response,” he warned.
Reiterating that wars are not won through propaganda or advanced weaponry alone, the army chief emphasized that true victory lies in professional competence, clarity of mission, institutional strength, and the unity of a determined nation.
He further underlined the evolving nature of modern warfare, where psychological readiness, operational clarity, and adaptive leadership are key. Praising institutions like NDU, he noted their pivotal role in developing future civil-military leaders capable of countering conventional and hybrid threats alike.
Ending on a motivational note, Field Marshal Munir urged the graduating officers to uphold the values of integrity, selfless service, and unwavering national commitment, expressing full confidence in the morale and readiness of Pakistan’s armed forces
