Some familiar language from Pakistan directed at India, this time from the Army Chief Gen Asim Munir no less.
Accusing India of “reckless and provocative statements”, Munir was quoted by the Inter-Services Public Relations as saying that it was “irresponsible and detrimental” to regional stability.
Dawn reported that Munir was responding to his Indian Army counterpart Gen Upendra Dwivedi, who recently said that 60% of terrorists eliminated in Kashmir were of Pakistani origin. Also that bulk of the remaining terrorists were of the same variety.
Accusing the Indian military of making “hollow statements” indicative of their “growing frustration”, Munir warned that “any misadventure against Pakistan will be responded with full and resolute force.”
The remarks were delivered while addressing the Corps Commanders at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.
There was grave concern expressed over the use of Afghan soil by the Tehreek-e-Taliban and the “imperative for concrete and tangible action by the interim Afghan government … instead of denials.”
Meanwhile, reports from Islamabad say ousted former prime minister Imran Khan has written a letter to Gen Munir, outlining the reasons behind the “growing distance” between the military and the public.
Sources from Imran’s party the Tehreek-e-Insaf said the letter addresses key national concerns and urges unity between the people and the armed forces.
The party’s acting chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, spoke on the contents of the letter which included the point that “Pakistan Army is making great sacrifices. This country and army is ours. We do not want chaos and it is necessary that the public stands with the army.”
Imran Khan raised six points in the letter including allegations of “fraud elections” in Feb 2024, and the 26th constitutional amendment, which among others, removed the suo motu prerogative of the Supreme Court, capped the chief justice’s tenure to three years and limited the ability of the courts to question recommendations from the cabinet to the prime minister or president.
The letter also underscored Imran’s concern over the treatment of his party workers, the arrest of many and the raids on their homes.
