A youth wing leader of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s party, the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), on Tuesday issued a provocative warning to India, claiming that Pakistan’s army and missile capabilities would be used if Bangladesh were attacked. The leader also pitched the idea of a military alliance between Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The remarks were made by Kamran Saeed Usmani, a PML youth leader, in a video message that has since circulated on social media. “If India attacks Bangladesh’s autonomy or even harbours ill intentions, the people of Pakistan, our armed forces and our missiles are not far away,” Usmani said.
He accused India of attempting to impose what he termed the “Akhand Bharat ideology” on Bangladesh, asserting that Pakistan would not accept Dhaka being drawn into India’s ideological influence. Usmani warned that any move against Bangladesh’s sovereignty would invite a strong response from Pakistan.
In the video, Usmani also claimed that Pakistan had previously managed to put India under pressure and could do so again if necessary. He went on to outline a hypothetical strategic scenario, suggesting Pakistan would act from the west, Bangladesh from the east, while China remains focused on Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh.
In a separate video statement, Usmani escalated his rhetoric by calling for a formal military alliance between Pakistan and Bangladesh. Alleging that Bangladesh was being “disturbed” by India’s Border Security Force (BSF), he accused New Delhi of trying to undermine Bangladesh as part of its Akhand Bharat vision to establish a Hindu state.
“Our proposal is clear,” Usmani said. “Pakistan and Bangladesh should form a military alliance. Pakistan should establish a military base in Bangladesh, and Bangladesh should set up a base in Pakistan.”
He further argued that such an arrangement would enhance strategic leverage in the region by linking the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with Bangladeshi ports. “Those who control ports and seas rule the world,” Usmani claimed, adding that a Pakistan-Bangladesh military partnership could significantly shift regional power equations.