London briefing: Indian truce violations threatening peace, says ISPR DG
Says resolution of Kashmir issue is necessary to develop trust between Pakistan and India
The ISPR head said that indiscriminate action was launched against terrorists after the attack on Karachi airport. PHOTO: FILE
LONDON:
India is trying to torpedo Pakistan’s efforts against terrorism through its recurrent ceasefire violations on the border, Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Maj-Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Thursday.
Speaking to the British think-tank Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), he said that India was fanning war hysteria although Pakistan has always taken the lead in offering peace. “India’s violent overtures have disappointed our peace initiatives,” Bajwa said.
The ISPR head said that indiscriminate action was launched against terrorists after the attack on Karachi airport.
He recalled that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the Foreign Office had tried everything possible to normalise ties between the two countries, but India always showed stubbornness. “Resolution of Kashmir issue is necessary to develop trust between Pakistan and India,” he said.
Referring to the Waziristan operation, he said: “Pakistan Army is bent upon uprooting terrorism from the country, and that will be done soon.
“We are not only busy in the operation against militants in Waziristan, but also helping the local populace by providing facilities such as roads, potable water, schools and medical assistance,” Maj-Gen Bajwa said.
The ISPR head satisfied a number of queries of the think-tank members.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 16th, 2015.
India is trying to torpedo Pakistan’s efforts against terrorism through its recurrent ceasefire violations on the border, Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Maj-Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Thursday.
Speaking to the British think-tank Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), he said that India was fanning war hysteria although Pakistan has always taken the lead in offering peace. “India’s violent overtures have disappointed our peace initiatives,” Bajwa said.
The ISPR head said that indiscriminate action was launched against terrorists after the attack on Karachi airport.
He recalled that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the Foreign Office had tried everything possible to normalise ties between the two countries, but India always showed stubbornness. “Resolution of Kashmir issue is necessary to develop trust between Pakistan and India,” he said.
Referring to the Waziristan operation, he said: “Pakistan Army is bent upon uprooting terrorism from the country, and that will be done soon.
“We are not only busy in the operation against militants in Waziristan, but also helping the local populace by providing facilities such as roads, potable water, schools and medical assistance,” Maj-Gen Bajwa said.
The ISPR head satisfied a number of queries of the think-tank members.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 16th, 2015.