Indian army chief renews accusations

General says Pakistan is supporting proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir despite suffering casualties within their country

Indian Army Chief General Dalbir Singh on Tuesday renewed his country’s oft-repeated accusation that Pakistan is supporting a ‘proxy war’ in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Pakistan is supporting a proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir despite suffering casualties within their country,” General Dalbir Singh was cited by Indian media outlets as telling a news conference.

“One will have to ‘wait and watch’ if Pakistan Army has had a change of heart since the gruesome attack on an army school in Peshawar last month that drew condemnation in India,” he told a rapt audience of Indian journalists.

“Threats and challenges have been growing, both in intensity as well as commitment, because of active borders that we have,” Singh said.

“The recent strikes by the terrorists not only reflect their desperation but are also a grim reminder that the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan is intact,” he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 14^th, 2015.