RAWALPINDI-UNS: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Monday said that any aggression or violation of Pakistan’s territorial sovereignty would be responded to with “full national resolve and military might”.
His remarks came as the nation observes Kashmir Solidarity Day to reaffirm unwavering support for the relentless struggle of the Kashmiri people.
The people and the government of Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir observe Solidarity Day every year not only to renew their love and affection with the people of occupied Kashmir but also to reiterate their commitment and dedication to the liberation of Kashmir from Indian subjugation.
According to a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief laid a floral wreath at the Martyrs’ Monument in Muzaffarabad and paid tribute to the supreme sacrifices of martyrs.
“The leadership acknowledged that the fortitude, resilience and unwavering faith of Kashmiris in the face of unabated brutality of Indian occupation forces in IIOJK had been exemplary,” it said.
“The brewing humanitarian and security crises in the IIOJK seriously threaten regional peace and stability. Pakistan would always stand with Kashmiris in their just struggle for the inalienable right to self-determination in light of UNSC resolutions,” the military’s media affairs wing said.
“India is attempting to change the demography of IIOJK through illegal administrative and unilaterally imposed draconian laws and security clampdowns. Such machinations cannot suppress the will and the yearning of the Kashmiri people to attain their legitimate objectives,” the ISPR added.
It stated that the COAS was also briefed about the latest situation along the Line of Control (LOC). He appreciated the “operational readiness, high morale and effective response of troops to Indian ceasefire violations”.
“Pakistan Army is well versed with the full threat spectrum and is perpetually ready to respond effectively,” the ISPR quoted Gen Munir as saying.
“[The] COAS also mentioned the Indian state-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan which now extended to the heinous targeting of individual Pakistani citizens on our soil.
“Such callous disregard for international law and norms of the international system was becoming a routine occurrence and India was now being called out openly by many countries in the world, exposing her sham credentials,” the ISPR said, adding that Pakistan would continue to expose all such attempts.
