<p> Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that if forced into war by India, Islamabad will respond in a befitting manner, adding that "our arms are not meant for decoration".<br />"If need be, we will use them against India," he said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While speaking at an event in Islamabad on Monday, the defence minister severely criticised a recent series of hostile statements from Indian politicians, Dawn online reported.<br /><br />"By issuing provocative statements, Indian politicians want to distract Pakistan's attention from the war on terror," he said, adding that India had been "promoting terrorism in Pakistan."<br /><br />The defence minister said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had placed the recent "threatening statements" from India before UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a recent meeting between the two in Tajikistan.<br /><br />The Senate last week passed a unanimous resolution strongly condemning recent provocative statements made by the top Indian leadership, including the threat of attacks on Pakistani territory.<br /><br />The resolution had said that Pakistan would never allow its territory to be violated by India under any pretext and Pakistan's armed forces are capable of issuing a befitting response to any such incursion.</p>
<p> Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that if forced into war by India, Islamabad will respond in a befitting manner, adding that "our arms are not meant for decoration".<br />"If need be, we will use them against India," he said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While speaking at an event in Islamabad on Monday, the defence minister severely criticised a recent series of hostile statements from Indian politicians, Dawn online reported.<br /><br />"By issuing provocative statements, Indian politicians want to distract Pakistan's attention from the war on terror," he said, adding that India had been "promoting terrorism in Pakistan."<br /><br />The defence minister said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had placed the recent "threatening statements" from India before UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a recent meeting between the two in Tajikistan.<br /><br />The Senate last week passed a unanimous resolution strongly condemning recent provocative statements made by the top Indian leadership, including the threat of attacks on Pakistani territory.<br /><br />The resolution had said that Pakistan would never allow its territory to be violated by India under any pretext and Pakistan's armed forces are capable of issuing a befitting response to any such incursion.</p>