Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday warned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane against continuing the anti-Pakistan war rhetoric ramped up recently by India.

Delivering an impassioned speech in the city of Mirpur in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir(POK) where a rally to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day was held, the prime minister referred to recent comments by Modi where he had claimed the Indian forces "will not take more than seven to 10 days to make Pakistan bite the dust", Dawn reported.

"You need to brush up on history. It seems your degree was fake," said Imran Khan. He said that leaders who had shown such pride had always been defeated in the past, giving examples of the failure of Hitler's and Napolean's forces to permeate Russia, of US forces to win the Afghan war and to conquer Vietnam.

"Narendra Modi, the statement you gave on this country, and the Indian army chief [...] this is my message to you both [...] you have already made a mistake on August 5. Just remember, every citizen of this 200 million-strong nation, down to the last child, will fight to their final breath.

"We will show you how we can fight. [...] our army is well recognised, battle-hardened. Our people are God-fearing [...] none of us fear death.

"If you are under the false impression that you will take any action against Pakistan to strengthen your Hindu voter base, it will be the last mistake you make," said Khan in a grave warning to his Indian counterpart.

In January, the Indian army chief had said that the Indian army will move to claim Pakistan Occupied Kashmir(POK) if it is given orders in this regard by the parliament.

His statement was dismissed by the Pakistan Army's media wing as "routine rhetoric for domestic audiences to get out of ongoing internal turmoil".