India Cannot Be Judge, Jury, and Executioner in Inter-State Disputes: DG ISPR

Report by Muhammad Furqan

Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has firmly rejected India’s baseless accusations against Pakistan, asserting that New Delhi cannot act as the “judge, jury, and executioner” in matters involving sovereign states.

In an interview with TRT World, Lt Gen Chaudhry criticized India’s continued practice of blaming Pakistan for terror incidents without credible evidence. He said such tactics were politically motivated and aimed at diverting attention from domestic issues.

“Pakistan immediately offered a neutral and independent investigation into the recent incident, rather than resorting to blame games,” he said, adding that India ignored this logical offer and instead carried out strikes on six locations inside Pakistan, including mosques and civilian areas.

“These attacks targeted innocent civilians—women, children, and the elderly—without presenting any evidence to justify the aggression,” he stated.

Responding to questions about military engagement along the Line of Control (LoC), the DG ISPR clarified that Indian forces have been deliberately targeting civilians with cross-border shelling. Pakistan, he added, is responding only to military positions using small arms and not deploying drones or launching rocket attacks.

He categorically dismissed Indian media claims of drone and missile strikes from Pakistan, calling them “fabricated narratives.” He emphasized that in modern warfare, such actions would leave electronic traces, and no such evidence has been presented by India.

Lt Gen Chaudhry also condemned the spread of false information by Indian outlets, including fake reports of downed Pakistani aircraft and captured pilots.

He concluded by urging the international community to see through the disinformation and called for a fair, evidence-based approach to regional security.