Overview

• He accused India of carrying out two unprovoked military aggressions and warned of a swift and decisive response to any future hostilities.
• Munir described actions termed terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir as a “legitimate struggle” under international conventions and pledged Pakistan’s political, diplomatic and moral support for Kashmiri militants.
• He touted Pakistan as a “net regional stabiliser,” claiming Islamabad had responded resolutely to Indian moves without triggering full-scale war.
• The speech at the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi on June 28 renewed hardline rhetoric first voiced in his April “jugular vein” remarks ahead of the Pahalgam massacre.
• Critics contend his endorsement of militant tactics and aggressive posture risks deepening the standoff between two nuclear-armed neighbours and undermining calls for restraint.