Pakistan Army Chief warns India
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ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has warned India over its continuous ceasefire violations and war rhetoric.
The army chief expressed these views during his visit to the Line of Control (LoC). “The COAS said that lately there had been increase in Indian ceasefire violations and the provocative statements by their military leadership,” military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
It said that General Officer Commanding (GOC) gave update on situation along the LoC, Indian ceasefire violations and response by the army.
“We are a professional and combat hardened Army ready to defend our motherland,” the ISPR quoted the army chief as saying. “It would be better if they realise this and place their stock in peace and progress through dialogue”, the statement added.
Later, the COAS interacted with troops. “The COAS appreciated their state of readiness and morale. He also appreciated resilience of civilian Kashmiri population who are being deliberately targeted by Indian army on both sides of the LoC”, the statement said.