KARACHI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistan military`s media wing, on Thursday denounced a top Indian military official`s statement about taking control of parts of Azad Kashmir as an `apt manifestation` of the Indian army`s `delusional mindset`, Dawn.

com reported.

`The unwarranted statement of a high-ranking Indian army officer concerning Azad Jammu and Kashmir is an apt manifestation of Indian armed forces` delusional mindsetand showcases the vivid imprint of domestic political showboating on Indian military thought,` a tweet by the ISPR director general said.

The tweet referred to Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi`s statement on Tuesday, following Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh`s remarks about `retrieving` parts of Azad Kashmir and his claims that citizens were subjected to human rights violations in the region.

According to Hindustan Times, Dwivedi, who is the general officer commanding-in-chief of the Indian army`s northern command, responded to the minister`s statement by underscoring that a resolution on the matter already existed in parliament.

`As far as the Indian army is concerned, it will carry out any order given by the government of India. We are always ready for it,` the report quoted him as saying.

He alleged that `there were around 300 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir at this time, with another 160 waiting for an opportunity to cross the LoC (Line of Control) and sneak into India`.

In its rebuke, the ISPR said: `The f allacious remarks and unfounded allegations of so-called `launch-pads` and `terrorists` are an attempt to divert atten-tion from the Indian army`s repressive use of force and gross human rights violations against innocent, unarmed Kashmiris striving for their right to self-determination, upheld by internationallaw and enshrined in UN (United Nations) Security Council resolutions.

The ISPR further said the Indian officials` `lofty claims and surreal ambition is intellectually insulting.

Pakistan military is a force for good and a proponent of regional peace and stability`.

However, the ISPR warned, thisdesire for peace `is matched with our capability and preparation to thwart any misadventure or aggression against our territory, an assertion comprehensively validated on numerous occasions, including recently in the Balakotepisode`.

In the interest of regional peace, the Indianmilitarywould dowellto abstain from `irresponsible rhetoric and vitriolic communication to shore up electoral support for their political masters` regressive ideology`, the ISPR chief asserted.