RAWALPINDI: The Prime Minister of Pakistan, the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), visited Muzaffarabad, said ISPR, Pakistan Army media affairs wing, in a statement on Monday. Later, the Army Chief visited troops stationed on the front lines along the Line of Control (LOC) in the Sarian Sector.
Upon reaching the Jammu and Kashmir Monument in Muzaffarabad, the PM of Pakistan, the PM of AJ&K, and COAS laid a floral wreath at the Martyrs’ Monument, paying rich tribute to the sacrifices of the Shuhada.
The statement read that the leadership acknowledged that the fortitude, resilience, and unwavering faith of Kashmiris in the face of unabated brutality by Indian occupation forces in IIOJK had been exemplary.
The brewing humanitarian and security crises in IIOJK seriously threaten regional peace and stability. Pakistan will always stand with Kashmiris in their just struggle for the inalienable right to self-determination in light of UNSC resolutions.
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“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,” ISPR said.
On this occasion, the army chief was briefed about the latest situation along the LOC and appreciated the operational readiness, high morale, and effective response of troops to Indian CFVs.
Addressing the troops, COAS reiterated that any aggression or violation of the territorial sovereignty of Pakistan would be responded to with full national resolve and military might.
“Pakistan Army is well-versed with the full threat spectrum and is perpetually ready to respond effectively,” ISPR quoted the Army Chief as saying.
COAS also mentioned Indian state-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan, which now extends to the heinous targeting of individual Pakistani citizens on our soil. Such callous disregard for international law and norms of the international system has become a routine occurrence, and India is now being openly called out by many countries worldwide, exposing her sham credentials. COAS concluded that Pakistan would continue to expose all such attempts and ensure the security of its citizens, the statement read.
Earlier upon arrival, he was received by Commander Rawalpindi Corps.
