Parker Army leader calls Kashmir Pakistan’s “jucous vein”, India slams “two-state theory” rhetoric
The speech of the Pakistan Army Director General, together with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and senior ministers, was emotionally and ideologically inclined. He urged Pakistanis overseas to remember the vision behind Pakistani creations and transmit it to future generations.
“You have to tell your children the story of Pakistan so that they don’t forget that our ancestors thought we were different from Hindus in every possible aspect of life,” he said. “Our religion is different, our customs are different, our traditions are different, our thoughts are different, our ambitions are different. This is the basis of the two-country theory established there. We are two countries, we are not one country.”
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The story of two countries – again
Munir’s invocation of the two-state theory – an ideological backbone established by Pakistan under Muhammad Ali Jinnah – marks a deliberate return to a narrative era of sharply polarization. The general told the audience: “Where you live, remember – your roots are a high level of civilization, a lofty ideology and a proud identity.”
The information is clear: Pakistan’s identity and its differences with India must not be diluted over time or distance. He declared: “We never succumb to adversity, and we will never.
India called back: “How can foreigners in foreign veins have anything?”
India’s foreign ministry does not need to waste time responding to these remarks. “What if there are any foreigners in the jugular vein? It’s the union territory of India,” MEA spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said on Thursday. “Its only relationship with Pakistan is the holiday of the illegal occupation of the territory that country.”
New Delhi has long insisted that the alliance territory of Jamu & Kashmir and Ladakh is an integral part of India – a position that further consolidated that position after the abolition of Article 370 in August 2019, revoking the special status of the region. The move caused India’s fork to divide the former state into two federal government territories, causing anger in Islamabad.
Tensions among neighbors have been high since then.
Repeat old scripts as new problems increase
Munir stressed that the two-ethnic theory and his portrayal of Pakistan were a nobleman, an embattled country that attracted attention in the borders. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma imposed the trade-offs, saying: “The demarcation is clear; our paths are divided. Now it is our responsibility to strengthen our country, uphold our Dharma, and cherish our civilization’s value.”
These comments symbolize a broader narrative driven by Pakistan’s military leadership, which aims to be based on its relevance in identity politics and historical dissatisfaction.
26/11 Shadow: India reminds Pakistan of unfinished justice
In addition to rejecting Munir’s Kashmir claim, India also called on Pakistan to continue protecting individuals associated with the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack. This month, Tahawwur Rana extradited responsibility from the United States to India.
“Pakistan may work very hard, but its reputation as a global terrorism center will not diminish,” Jaswar said. “Rana extradition reminds Pakistan that it needs to make other perpetrators of the Mumbai attack be resorted to lawsuits and continue to cover up the attacks in Mumbai.”
Rana is now being questioned by the National Investigation Agency of India (NIA), a agency that believes he played a role in the reconnaissance mission of Lashkar-e-Taiba before the fatal attack that claimed 170 lives. Investigators also explored possible relationships between Rana and Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) and other extremist clothing, such as Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami.
Roots, identity and geopolitical posture
For General Munier, the message conveyed to the diaspora was one of cultural pride and political continuity. “You should definitely tell your children about Pakistan’s story,” he said. “So their connection to Pakistan is never weakened, whether it’s the third, fourth or fifth generation, they know what Pakistan is for them.”
But in India, this rhetoric would disperse more pressing issues, such as terrorism and accountability.
For now, Kashmir is not only a disputed territory, but it is still a symbolic fault line, identity, history and geopolitical collision. As the two countries dig, there is no sign of cooling in the verbal war.
(Input with PTI)
