“Try Us”: Pak Warns India After Gen Rawat’s ‘Nuclear Bluff’ Remark

The response came after Bipin Rawat’s recent remark that the force was ready to call Pakistan’s “nuclear bluff”.

The Pakistan Army on Saturday warned India against any misadventure, asserting that the country's nuclear weapons were exclusively meant to foil any threat emanating from the east.

The Pakistan Army's response came days after Army Chief General Bipin Rawat's remark that the force was ready to call Pakistan's "nuclear bluff" and cross the border to carry out any operation if asked to by the government.

"We will call the bluff of Pakistan. If we will have to really confront the Pakistanis, and a task is given to us, we are not going to say we cannot cross the border because they have nuclear weapons. We will have to call their nuclear bluff," Rawat said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Pakistan Army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor warned of response if India undertook any misadventure.

Well, it’s their choice. Should they wish to test our resolve they may try and see it for themselves.

Major General Asif Ghafoor, Pakistan Army Spokesperson

He said General Rawat's comments were not befitting of an army chief.

Asserting that India was not in a position to launch a conventional war over nuclearisation, Ghafoor said Pakistan had credible nuclear capability exclusively meant to foil any threat emanating from the east.

"But we believe it's a weapon of deterrence, not a choice. The only thing stopping them is our credible nuclear deterrence as there is no space of war between the two nuclear states," he said.

He alleged that India was using sub-conventional threats and state-sponsored terrorism to destabilise Pakistan but has failed to achieve its objectives so far.

General Rawat's remark had come in response to a question on the possibility of Pakistan using its nuclear weapons in case the situation along the border deteriorated.

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