COAS assures AJK president of army’s full support amid heightened tensions

Assurance comes during President Masood Khan meeting with General Qamar at GHQ

Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan called on Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi amid the heightened tensions with India following the abrogation of Occupied Kashmir’s special status.

“Situation in Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOJ&K) and Indian provocations on Line of Control (LOC) were discussed [during the meeting],” said the military’s media wing in a statement issued on Friday.

General Qamar assured the AJK president of army’s full support and commitment to the Kashmir cause and its people, ISPR added.

President AJ&K called on COAS. Situation in Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOJ&K) and Indian provocations on Line of Control (LOC) were discussed. COAS assured him Pakistan Army’s full support and commitment to the Kashmir cause and its people. pic.twitter.com/KXBo85FoxO

— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) August 16, 2019

Four Pakistan Army soldiers have been martyred in unprovoked Indian fire along the LoC since Thursday which was retaliated effectively resulting in the killing of five Indian troops, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The New Delhi provocation comes as the disputed Himalayan region seethes with anger over the Modi-led government’s attempt to strip Occupied Kashmir of its semi-autonomous status, paving the way for outsiders to buy land and settle in the occupied valley.