CNSC commander warns adversaries: any miscalculation will draw response “far beyond imagination”
ISLAMABAD: The CNSC warns adversaries against any miscalculation, with National Strategic Command chief Lieutenant General Aamer Raza saying on Saturday that such a move would be met with a response “far beyond the imagination or the calculation of the initiator”.
He told those harbouring hostile designs across Pakistan’s borders that the armed forces stand prepared to defend the country at all costs.
A direct warning, in the commander’s own words
Lt Gen Raza said Pakistan’s stance remained resolute and unambiguous: there is no space for conflict or war in a nuclearised environment. The country’s armed forces, he said, are prepared to “defend every inch of the motherland” at all costs.
The statement came two days after Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh warned Pakistan on Thursday that any “fresh terrorist activity from across the border would invite a strike even bigger than the last time”, according to Indian news agency ANI.
The backdrop: a war of narratives after Operation Sindoor
Gen Raza said that in the “post-truth era”, Pakistan’s adversaries were trying to drive a wedge between the people and the armed forces through calculated disinformation and narrative warfare.
He added that after the failure of Operation Sindoor, the adversaries had tried to fracture Pakistan’s social cohesion and state infrastructure through an escalation of proxy terrorism and sub-conventional warfare.
The exchange of warnings follows months of strain between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Earlier this month, Feature Pakistan reported on Pakistan’s condemnation of India at the UN over Kashmir and minority rights, and on the warning by Pakistan’s information minister that India’s move to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance could set a risky global water precedent.
What the strategic command signals
The National Strategic Command oversees Pakistan’s strategic assets and doctrine. A public statement from its commander carries deliberate weight: it is directed at capitals as much as at citizens.
Gen Raza framed the warning inside deterrence logic — the point of the statement is to make miscalculation look too costly to attempt. His reference to a “nuclearised environment” underlines why both sides have paired hard warnings with calls for restraint in recent months.
Whether the message cools or heats the rhetoric will become clearer in the coming days. For now, Pakistan’s military leadership has answered Thursday’s warning from New Delhi with one of its own, in language that leaves little room for ambiguity.
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Source: Dawn
Frequently asked questions
Who is the CNSC commander?
Lieutenant General Aamer Raza commands Pakistan’s National Strategic Command, the military body that oversees the country’s strategic assets and deterrence posture.
What triggered the warning?
The statement followed remarks by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, who warned that any “fresh terrorist activity from across the border” would invite a strike “even bigger than the last time”.
Why did Gen Raza mention a “nuclearised environment”?
His point was that in a region where both sides hold nuclear weapons, miscalculation carries catastrophic risk — which is why deterrence messaging from both capitals has sharpened.
What is Operation Sindoor?
It is the name associated with the recent confrontation between Pakistan and India, after which, Gen Raza said, adversaries shifted to proxy terrorism and narrative warfare to fracture Pakistan’s social cohesion.
