Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, on 7 July rejected New Delhi’s assertion that Islamabad relied on real-time Chinese military support during the four-day clash with India in May. Addressing graduating officers at the National Defence University in Islamabad, Munir labelled the allegations “irresponsible and factually incorrect,” saying they ignored the country’s own capabilities developed over decades of planning and investment. Indian Army deputy chief Lt. Gen. Rahul Singh had alleged last week that China provided Pakistan with “live inputs” on Indian positions during the 7–10 May hostilities, which involved missiles, drones and artillery fire before a U.S.-brokered cease-fire. Singh also said Türkiye supplied equipment to Islamabad. Munir dismissed the comments as an attempt to rationalise India’s battlefield shortcomings and to “play camp politics” by portraying a wider axis against India. Beijing has not confirmed any direct involvement; a Chinese foreign-ministry spokesperson earlier said defence cooperation with Pakistan “does not target any third party.” Both India and Pakistan remain under a fragile truce after their worst fighting in decades, triggered by an April attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir that New Delhi blames on Islamabad and Pakistan denies. Munir warned that any future strikes on Pakistani territory would draw a “more than reciprocal response.”