RAWALPINDI – Director General Inter Services Public Relations Major GeneralAsif Ghafoor has stressed on resolution of outstanding issues betweenPakistan and India, including Kashmir and invited New Dehli to dialogue.
He said only peace can guarantee development in the region.
He said Pakistan Army, with the support of the nation, will respond to anyIndian aggression with full force.
Addressing a news conference in Rawalpindi this afternoon, he said nuclearpower is a weapon of deterrence; however, if aggression is carried out,Pakistan has the right to use any weapon in its defence.
The DG ISPR said instead of reacting to Indian lies after Pulwama incident,Pakistan behaved responsibly and presented facts, proving false Indianclaims about the Indian airstrike in Balakot on February 26 and thesubsequent developments.
He said Pakistan shot down two Indian aircraft on February 27, respondingto Indian air strike.
He said India should keep it in view while planning any aggression againstPakistan.
He said Kashmir issue is linked with the ideology of Pakistan and everyPakistani is perturbed over Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir.
The DG ISPR said it is moral responsibility of Pakistan to continuesupporting Kashmiris’ struggle to achieve their birth right toself-determination.
Major General Asif Ghafoor said Pakistan will continue playing its role forpeace and development in the region, including the Afghan peace andreconciliation process.
He said fencing being carried out on the border with Afghanistan in KhyberPakhtunkhwa and Balochistan has significantly decreased the cross borderfiring and incidents of terrorism.
He said fencing is being made along the border with Iran as well underbilateral cooperation so that terrorists from Afghanistan do not use thisborder.