Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa, has warnedPakistan’s adversaries, particularly in the neighborhood, against mistakingthe country’s desire for peace as a weakness.
Addressing the passing out parade of 145 L/C at PMA Kakul on Wednesday,General Bajwa said that Pakistan’s armed forces not only defeatedterrorists but also kept a five times larger force across the easternborder at bay.
The Army Chief reiterated that there will never be sustainable peace withIndia until the resolution of the Kashmir issue in line with the desire ofthe inhabitants of the occupied valley and resolutions of the UnitedNations General Assembly (UNGA).
General Bajwa unequivocally condemned the flagrant human rights abuses bythe Indian Army in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) andasked international and regional stakeholders to play their part in endinghuman rights violations in IIOJK.
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The Army Chief asserted that the armed forces of Pakistan arebattle-hardened and extremely competent to tackle both internal andexternal threats and challenges in a fitting way.
General Bajwa said that Pakistan’s armed forces mirror the vision ofPakistan’s founder, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, as there is nodiscrimination of caste, gender, and religion in the armed forces.
