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The head of the Pakistani army, General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
New Delhi: Pakistani army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said he had greeted residents of "India-occupied Kashmir," saying they were "firm and fighting courageously," the report said. ANI news agency.
Bajwa's comments were intended to mark Defense Day, commemorating the end of the 1965 war with India. India and Pakistan have fought four wars since their independence from British rule in 1947.
"I salute the people of India-occupied Kashmir, who have remained steadfast and are fighting bravely: Pakistani army chief Qamar Bajwa," an ANI Twitter message said.
The comment will not go well in India. According to Press Trust of India The Bajwa news agency reaffirmed Islamabad's support for self-determination in Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking at the same event, Pakistan's new Prime Minister, Imran Khan, also mentioned Kashmir in his speech and insisted that the world powers play their part in ending the so-called "Indian cruelty" in Kashmir. . "The resolution of the Kashmir issue in accordance with UN resolutions is essential," Khan said. Press Trust of India Press Agency.
In a speech on 26 July, in the aftermath of Pakistan's national elections, Khan had proposed talks and improved trade relations with India, but he had almost immediately resumed the well-known position of Kashmir in Pakistan. "Kashmir is the central issue between the two countries and should be resolved through negotiations," he said, adding that the presence of the Indian army in civilian areas of Kashmir led to human rights violations. . New Delhi rejects the Pakistani characterization of Jammu and Kashmir as a "central issue", highlighting Islamabad's role in supporting, arming and training anti-India terrorists instead.
In a telephone interview with Khan on July 30, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared his vision of peace in South Asia, the Indian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. In another congratulatory message sent on Aug. 18, Modi had spoken of a "constructive engagement with Pakistan," widely interpreted as an attempt to resume peace talks with Pakistan, stalled since 2013 – although the authorities Indian women denied such an initiative.
In other remarks, Khan said that Pakistan "would not be part of a war of any other country (in the future) … Our foreign policy will be in the best interest of the nation," he said. declared, apparently referring to neighboring Afghanistan.
Pakistan was the ally of the United States during the Cold War because it fought the American war with the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. Khan also congratulated the Pakistani armed forces on the fight against terrorism. "No other nation has fought terrorism like the Pakistani army," he said.
