India, Oct. 4 -- The Pakistan Army has responded to India's warning of "erasing it from the map", pointedly replying to Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi's October 3 statement, besides assertions by other leaders of the military and PM Narendra Modi's government.

In its statement on Saturday, October 4, Pakistan Army led by Field Marshal Asim Munir warned that a future conflict between the two neighbours can lead to a "cataclysmic devastation".

It claimed that the Pakistani armed forces can "take the fight to every nook and corner of the enemy's territory".

It theorised that the "irresponsible statements" were an attempt at "fabricating arbitrary pretexts for aggression" - meaning another military action like Operation Sindoor ...