Pakistan ready to respond to any act of aggression: CJCSC

Gen Hayat says Pakistan needs to focus on increasing its military exports

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) Zubair Mahmood Hayat said on Friday that Pakistan was ready to respond to any act of aggression and misadventure, reported Express News.

Addressing the Pakistan Summit, General Hayat said India had been rejecting its brutal act of violence in Kashmir and thousands of innocent Kashmiris have lost their lives due to Indian brutality.

The CJCSC highlighted the need for Pakistan to take steps to increase its military exports. "Countries all over the world are engaged in the trade of military equipment and for the sake of its defence, Pakistan also needs to focus on that."

According to CJCSC, Muslim countries continue to face crisis and Islamophobia is also on the rise. "Al Aqsa mosque will remain in danger until there is peace in the Middle East," he added.

Regarding the conflict in Afghanistan, CJCSC said that there was no military solution to the Afghan issue and Pakistan supported peace efforts which would be beneficial not only for Afghanistan but the entire region.

Separately, he met Turkey’s Deputy Chief of General Staff Metin Guruk at the Joint Staff Headquarters in Rawalpindi.



Matters of mutual professional interest including further enhancement of scope of bilateral security and defence cooperation between the two brotherly countries were discussed during the meeting, according to the ISPR.

Lt Gen Guruk lauded the professionalism of Pakistan’s armed forces and acknowledged the sacrifices made by Pakistan in fight against terrorism.