Modi’s statement comes after a lull in fighting between India and Pakistan after days of heavy shelling and gun battles across the border.
"Pakistan has got a befitting lesson. They will not dare to repeat it again. Our jawans have shut their mouth," he said addressing an election rally in Maharashtra.
Modi also slammed Congress for targeting him over his government's response to Pakistan's aggression.
"Congress is busy issuing statements over what is happening on the Pakistan border. This is not the time for empty boli' (talk) by them, but for goli (bullet) by our jawans," he said.
Modi upped the rhetoric saying India's soldiers had "responded to the aggression with courage," and described Pakistan as "the enemy".
On Friday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that war with India was not an option, but that Pakistan would respond with “full force” to any attempt to challenge its sovereignty.
Nawaz added, “It is shared responsibility of the leadership of both countries to immediately defuse the situation.”
Earlier today, Syed Akbaruddin, a spokesperson for India’s foreign ministry, said, India will respond to Pakistan appropriately and it is in Pakistan’s hands to de-escalate the border conflict.
Akbaruddin’s statement comes a day after Indian Defence Minister Arun Jaitley warned Pakistan that it would be made to pay an ‘unaffordable’ price if the clashes continued.
Jaitley claimed that Pakistan was responsible for the surge in violence along the Line of Control and working boundary. “If Pakistan persists with this adventurism, our forces will make the cost of this adventurism unaffordable,” Jaitley told journalists in New Delhi.
“Pakistan should stop this unprovoked firing and shelling if it wants peace on the border.”
India’s defence minister added that his country had a “duty to defend its people”, as he accused Pakistan of trying to “precipitate tension where none exists.” Border Security Force (BSF) sources claimed Pakistani Rangers targeted 50 border outposts and 35 hamlets overnight along the 192-km boundary.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasneem Aslam has called upon India to allow the United Nations military observer group to visit the Line of Control to investigate the recent ceasefire violations.
The escalation has triggered an exodus, with 20,000 people moving to safe areas from border villages.
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@G. Din: Facts and Pakistanis are a dichotomy.
@Haider: We don't need to ask anyone what we want inside our country. Oh yes. If a wild animal comes and takes over part of our territory, we reserve the right to throw them out at a time of our choosing.
@Maverick: Keep interpreting as you want to. Facts won't change and neither would ground realities.
@Safwan: Instrument of accession does not include any plebiscite. Please go and read up the terms before commenting.
@Zohaib: Little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Doctored knowledge is even worse. So go read proper history and in depth. And it means not reading the history peddled by the pakistani school of historical studies that gets its dictates from pindi.
@Safwan: to Sandip " ...in case you do not know, they included PLEBISCITE for the princely states." Can you quote any source or document which says that? You can't, because none exists. More importantly, did ANY state hold a plebiscite before accession to either dominion? None did! Trouble with Muslims in general and Pakistanis in particular is that they think they can invent any "facts" at the spur of the moment and such "facts" will be accepted without any questioning.
@Moiz Omar I am not Kashmiri. Neither am I Punjabi. I just accept the defacto line of control. My Pakistani identity is not defined by the taking Kashmir. I do not want to hijack the future of my family or the future of Pakistan on Kashmir. I do not know who were the provocateurs in the recent crisis but historically it has been mostly us. We need to honest with ourselves. It is is well documented by independent unbiased news organizations. We cannot keep playing the same game because the whole world does not believe us and it ultimately hurts us. India does not even have to attack us. By our current behavior we are scaring away investors and even countries that just want to trade with us. I know personally the cost in lost business opportunities has been too much to measure. For once can we be honest with ourselves.
While I respect Mr. Modi in certain regards, he should control such comments. We Pakistanis will not hesitate to retaliate if need be.
Let's Resolve BALUCHISTAN first..liberate it then will come to Kashmir..
India is not interested in Pakistan and its land so why India will fire first shot at Pakistan ? History says that Pakistan has started all wars and all agressions against India first. India has only retaliated.
@WB: You are one sick person. why ET allows you on it's website is beyond the pale. Your hate for Muslims, Islam, and Pakistan is well known So rot and stew in your hate, because that is all a loser like you have.
Modi is Nawaz of Hindustan! he wanted to help few rich to get richer absolutely a Bandit man! instead promoting peace he wants war! Jammu & Kashmir with a population of 15-millions with 700000 seven hundred thousand Occupation soldiers to keep on war footing! Hindustan where 1/3 has no clean water grand majority peoples can't afford 2 times meals, the Bandit Modi he knows Ir Pakistan is very powerful and Neighbor forever he sleeps! what Hindustan gains in past Ir Pakistan were lack of people power now power is comming in the hands of the great peoples of Ir Pakistan we are going to capture bandit modi if he don't understands the language of Peace
Shamshad Ahmed quoted in Tribune
" The first signal of this change was given to us in October 2005, when then president George W Bush visited Pakistan for five hours after a five-day visit to India. Bush bluntly told General (retd) Pervez Musharraf that India and Pakistan were two “different countries with different needs and different histories and could not be compared with each other”. After Musharraf, no Pakistani civilian leader has received the attention or importance that their predecessors, especially the military ones, were accorded in Washington. In 2012, former president Asif Ali Zardari went to the Nato Summit in Chicago in the hope to meet President Obama. The latter never met him. During his ‘official ‘ visit to Washington last year, Prime Minister Sharif was given the protocol meant for a minister and not that of a head of government. He was kept running around like a Sherpa for three days, meeting one minister after another before finally being received by President Obama in his Oval Office. The treatment accorded to Prime Minister Modi during his recent visit to Washington was indeed the right protocol at that level. There are lessons for our rulers to learn from India’s leaders."
http://tribune.com.pk/story/773543/knocking-on-wrong-doors/
I am very sad with the above comments full of hatred.India,Pakistan and Bangladesh are three brothers born to same mother and father .Why are we quarrelling for the piece of land?We have lived together for hundreds of years.why cannot we live in peace with each other ,if we have chosen to live in separate houses as per the division made by parents or the forefathers.We are have the same blood in our veins.Why are we thirsty of the blood of each other.I ,as one of your brothers ,appeal to all the brothers and sisters of Indian subcontinent ,not to spread hatred in this pure area of the earth and live and let live in peace and harmony and achieve the kind and level of development as in other parts of the world and not waste our time,,energy and resources any more in petty things
Every time we bettered relations, there has been a bombarded gift from the green country. Let it be Lahore, (We got Kargil), Parliament attack & Mumbai attack......How you think we can talk when you dont answer with same language. The fact remains unsaid that whenever there is political turmoil in Pakistan the only option Rawalpindi opts for is to attack India. All I am saying that let the diplomacy and foreign policy goes without being checked by military uniform observers. Modi & Nawaz are still to befriend with each other why you dialed a wrong number when Nawaz & Atal ji became so close to each other. The best relationship both these countries ever had was in 1999 which unfortunately got spoiled by again Rawalpindi.
My dear brothers & sisters in Pakistan, it is high time that you modify role of Rawalpindi in diplomacy, and foreign relations. There is a lot that both countries need to achieve of which Malala & Kailash are perfect examples.
@Naeem Khan:
now you got the answer for the question- who started this firing and for what, if you have commonsense
I think it's time to nuke Modi!
There is a simple rule in life. If you shoot at someone, be prepared to get shot in return. Being a provocateur and at the same time acting as a victim is a tough task which is bound to fail. Pakistan has failed in that and so will any other country which tries it.
Seems the Pakistanis did not anticipate the ferocity of response to provocation. They should have thought first before pulling the trigger.
@Maverick:
"Dream on buddy. And get your facts right: the Simla agreement calls for Kashmir to be settled through bilateral talks but it does NOT prevent either side from going to the UN. You are fighting a losing battle. The sooner you face up to it, the better."
Bilateral means you don't go to a third party. Do you understand the meaning of the word bilateral?
Second, you claim India is fighting a losing battle, I say, Pakistan has lost all battles and broke up once.
And you are going to break up again.
@Naeem Khan:
Let me answer you clearly.
Many Kashmiris have been brainwashed by Pakistnis and Pak supporters and Madrassahs.
Today Kashmiris don't know what is good for them. These Kashmiris are just an extension of failed Muslim world.
We need time to teach them what they want. We need time to educate them.
Most importantly, we have no hesitation in saying that you're welcome to go to Pakistan leaving behind our land.
I don't think you live in a real world. The world knows the truth about Kashmir. Kashmir is burning because of failed state Pakistan.
There are many in the international community who even support Kashmir's right to self determination, which we won't allow because Kashmir is an integral part of India. Kashmir is as much as every Indian's as it is Kashmiris.
You can scratch all you want until you get out of the itch, call us names, curse us, make duas, but Kashmir is India.
Deal with it or die. You already died once in 1971.
@Aamir - Toronto: you are an idiot who forgets that over two hundred fifty Hindus were also killed by Muslims in those riots? It is time Muslims stopped to harp on those riots and moved on. This border shelling occurred to distract Pakistanis from what is happening with Imran Khan breathing fire to remove Nawaz.
@all pakistanis Nobody in India cares if there is peace between India and Pakistan..All we need to know is if the terrorists across the border have been stopped..I'm glad they have been.
Way forward: Shut down the embassy in Pakistan and get your embassy closed as well.. Shut each other off for the next 100 years..
Please remember, India has nothing to gain from Pakis - socially, economically, politically, etc. India DOES NOT need pakistan..No Indian needs to travel to Pakistan..So there you go.
And Kashmir..it's an "issue" only for you guys..For us INdians, it's business as usual..keep dreaming..
Cheers!!!
Considering that Pakistan Army is currently engaged in a full scale counter insurgency operation in the North and the fact that about 10 million Pakistanis are living as IDPs along with the flood victims etc. , why on earth would we want to engage ourselves in to such adventurism ?? The Indians as usual completely lack the capacity to analyze the situation rationally. BJP is trying to consolidate their vote bank with all the spicy rhetoric they could possibly muster up and their media has been exaggerating and lying which is absolutely typical of them.
Why Pak wants Kashmir? Is the effort outweigh the benefit of getting kashmir?
1) Practically is it possible to take kashmir from India? 2) What is the amount of effort that goes into to achieve it? (Lives & Money & deceased Economy) 3) What benefit it gets by getting Kashmir?
Does the Benefit outweigh the efforts?
As for as kashmiri's are concerned, India is a democratic country with kashmir having special privileges. Being democratic, Kashmir People can elect their ruler by themselves. They are governed by a kashmiri. They can get all the support from India's federal structure. By being good, Kashmiris can enjoy good education, opportunities, tourism and improved economy while they are ruled by themselves.
What advantage do they get by being part of Pakistan?
I agree with IK, that showing muscle only leads to deceased economy and costing lives and poverty across both the sides. People should make peace with their past and Live in the present and hope for better future. Life gives you two choices, one by love and another by hate. Choice is yours.
Hello, We need to admist that if we do cease fire first like we always do, India is a bigger and more powerful country than us. They won;t tolerate it specially new PM Modi. We need to learn to follow the rules and not initiate it.
why are people so surprised at what Modi is doing....he will make certain that both countries obliterate each other as the hatred Modi has for Muslims surpasses sanity..
@Aamir - Toronto: You should also include George Bush, Obama and Blair who have the blood of innocent muslims on their hands.
India's intellectual dishonesty, its invasion of Kashmir, its aggression against Pakistan and Kashmiri people, and its unwillingness to solve the dispute, shows India does not want better relations with Pakistan, rather India envies Pakistan and has venom against it.
The leaders of Pakistan need to fix their home, while also dealing with India for the reality it is. How can you have peaceful co-existence with a snake when you think it is a puppy? You can't.
I think in the long run, the nation of Pakistan would have to make mandatory military training on every citizen of Pakistan, similar to Turkey, or "israelis", So our army becomes as large as our civilian population and is always ready to react to any given situation any time.
So any misadventures by deluded hindutve cults from India becomes a choice of ending India, only seen as a boring chapter in the history books, perhaps not even that..
Modi has started showing his true colors, look at the silly manner in which he is leading his nation, his hatred for Muslims and Pakistan is known to everyone, no matter how he brags that India hurt Pakistan, everyone knows the truth, both sides are well armed and can do equal damage, no one side can do more damage so his statements are childish, provocative and unbecoming a leader of a billion people.
This clown needs a head checkup, Indians should not confuse Pakistani decency with weakness, I think his military already found that out.
@BlackJack: 'That the two countries are resolved to settle their differences by peaceful means through bilateral negotiations or by any other peaceful means mutually agreed upon between them.'
Unless, like any other Indian, you have disregarded the last 11 words of this clause ii of the Simla Agreement, you don't have a fig leaf to conceal your consistent aggression. You shall be repeatedly reminded of your UN pledge on any and every forum considered necessary by Pakistan, your hissy fits notwithstanding. Know this.
@Aamir - Toronto: Pakistan Government now has the opportunity to lodge official complaint to International criminal court at Hague for Modis collaborating with the muderers of muslim victims during his premiership . Never mind the bilateral talks on kashmir conflict.. Is Nawaz Sharif the person to act or simply kow tow the policy of predecessors seeking dialogue with the enemy whose aim is to destroy Pakistan..
Rex Minor
@BlackJack: There you go again on tangents, read my comments and answer the questions I asked. You Indians can't answer the main question and that is that let the international press be allowed in the Kashmir. Pakistan does it all the time but we know why you people are so scared that the world will find out the truth even after 67 years and it will expose your democracy that you people croak so much. This is the question I will ask again and again.
Both India & Pakistan have to realize that war brings unimginable sufferings to people. They must learn to live as really neighborly instead of just accidentally neighboring countries unable to resolve their mutual problems amicably. They have to act responsibly to prove that they are sufficiently civilized to live peacefully with each other resolving their issues on the principles of natural justice so as to be able to live with peace and help each other in progress.
Indian PM "Modi" is a monster whose hands are covered in blood of innocent people who were killed by Hindu terrorists backed by Modi and his cronies.
Clearly, this man will never allow peace between Pakistan and India.
The result will be a continuation of hostilities between India and Pakistan, further cutting-off of trade and prosperity ties. And in the terrorism-stricken, politically unstable Pakistan, and poverty-stricken India, with both countries plagues by yearly floods, this is the last thing both countries can afford.
http://bushranaz.blogspot.com/2014/10/india-and-pakistan-inevitable-enemies.html
the mentality of an extremist hindu..Afridi was spot on when he said that bara dil thing.glad that IK replied in the language modi understands I won't be surprised if Tribune doesn't publish.we all know Tribune's pro-india policy
@Naeem Khan: Umm.. you do know that the Simla Agreement was long after the UN Resolutions right? And you do know that the plebiscite was only to choose between India and Pakistan right - no independence option? If you want Kashmiris to be independent, why don't you free the ones on your side? And last you do know that India is comfortable with the status quo right? So why should we be interested in allowing the UN to meddle here? Feel free to invite them to your side, and show them how your taking on the Indian army has resulted in punitive costs.
@Sandip: Sure, as soon as India decides to hand over Junagadh and Manvadar to Pakistan, because they both acceded to Pakistan. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. Or are you admitting India is wrong in occupying Junagadh and Manvadar?
I thought he would take panga in 2nd or third year,with Pakistan,It seems he is losing hopes on fulfilling pledges he made with liberal Indian public hence so hectic.He is shunning the doors for India to be seen as responsible country.He would also be seen as unnecessarily poking running horse (Pakistan seriously engaged in up-rooting terror infrastructure). .
@Haider: YES, the King was the ULTIMATE RULER and the SUPREME AUTHORITY, as per all international law and practice, that could and did decide the future of Kashmir. Pakistan was formed exactly that way when @150 Kings and Princes agreed to accede to what is Pakistan today. There was no plebiscite for the people in those Kingdoms.
In a free and democratic modern nation, NO CITIZEN(S) has a sovereign right to land and cannot "self determine" the fate of the land they live in. The land belongs to the nation and all the citizens COLLECTIVELY. Citizens merely have the right of determination of government and regulations.
It is strange but it happens every so often that it makes people think. Whenever there is even talk about talk and free visa and people to people exchanges, beheadings and border skirmishes start out of nowhere. It is easy to talk tough but bringing about peace is much harder. Can we be normal human beings and not hateful warmongers? Let us follow Malala and Kailash and learn to love humans.
Nawaz is a non entity. The Muslim hater Modi is doing this. Since when did the hindu army did things on it's own? They are under civilian control. Their orders came from above. Election time in Bharat...er...Hihdusta?
@Sandip:
Dream on buddy. And get your facts right: the Simla agreement calls for Kashmir to be settled through bilateral talks but it does NOT prevent either side from going to the UN. You are fighting a losing battle. The sooner you face up to it, the better.
Getting really annoyed by statements on Kashmir, I think Pakistan`s view on Kashmir is clear. Now claimers of the largest democracy cannot allow the people to decide their future by referendum. Plus Simla agreement gets useless when the two parties fail to reach the negotiation table. So staying away from UN is not an option.
@Sandip: Simla agreement is dead and void when one party or both are violating the spirit of that agreement. It was your prime minister who promised in the UN to have free plebiscite and let the people of Kashmir to decide their future instead of sending Indian security forces and massacring them, Indian security forces has killed more than 100,000 Kashmiris and raped their women folks in the last 10 years, can you deny that. Why are you people so afraid to have the United Nation or world press to come in and report the true nature of India's occupation of these unfortunate people of Kashmir, how long you people will muzzle and violate their human rights in the valley of Kashmir. I say that even after 67 years, you people are still so afraid that the people of Kashmir will tell the world about their subjugation and their plight and that is why world press is not allowed into Kashmir, answer this one to us. Let me remind you Indians that Kashmir is an internationally recognized disputed area while none of the Pakistani territory is disputed so don't be jumping on tangents and side line the issue at hand. So much so for so called INDIAN DEMOCRACY.
Just compare the two PM's. Modi is slamming us while Nawaz is sitting quietly as usual. We area nuclear power and no way can India threaten us like this unless they know our leadership is spineless !!
@Sandip Please don't quote the terms of Partition "Instrument of Accession signed by Maharaja Hari Singh as per the terms of partition" in case you do not know, they included PLEBISCITE for the princely states.
I see a huge difference in response by the PMs of both nations. Sad that it took some time for Sharif to even condemn what is happening. As usual, he used typical passive voice as if he is PM of Nepal with no force to respond.
How long has it been since he was elected PM? Within just the first few months of his reign we've seen sectarian riots in Gujarat and now border clashes with Pakistan. The man is living up to his reputation as a bigot and a Hindu extremist.
I pray the war mongers from both India and Pakistan will stop and think. Our country is bleeding from multiple wounds. When tens of millions are living miserable lives why waste resources on war.
Pakistan's problem-neighbour, India has always been a war-Jingoist. The Indian-Army is doing and its politicians are saying what is selling in their media nowadays. They want to distract and engage Pak-Army busy in dealing with the menace at northern border.
Good for us he has exposed his true face.He was sending all fake invites to our PM for peace.
@ZF: Stop these silly games. UN as far as India is concerned has no further locus standi after Shimla agreement. The best way to resolve this issue would be for Pakistan to accept and respect the Instrument of Accession signed by Maharaja Hari Singh as per the terms of partition and vacate its illegal aggression of Jammu and Kashmir. Else Pakistan is doomed to failure.
Modi listen to what IK said ...Leave this muscle showing Act,Think big..You have golden chance to solve Kashmir issue.....Let peace prevail so Pakistan and India together help over come Poverty in subcontinent.. This is the best advice you would have ever received from a Pakistani
now modi is making as a by poll issue and nothing else he is having political experience
Meanwhile, Pakistanis patiently await the end of Nawaz Sharif's government.
It was election speech on targeting pak to answer those in Congress party who are blaming him his softness on Pak. Modi and Nawaz knows the ground reality. Modi's outburts is to silence his critic during election. Pak people should not take Modi's speech seriously. Modi knows peace with pak is real answer to facilitate free trade between two our countries to feed poor people of both pak and India.
Not sure how blindly firing artillery over the border accomplishes anything ... by either side. Chest thumping speeches talking about "teaching lessons" etc don't accomplish anything - just escalates tensions. Both sides need to chill out.
Who can be right, the country who is asking for independent UN force review or the country who is reluctant to allow UN? I think India need little soul searching on this point.