Afghanistan must take action against terrorists using its soil:Asim
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No space for war in nuclearised environment, says COAS Asim Munir in warning to Indian army
Taliban regime must take firm and immediate action against terrorist proxies using Afghan soil to launch attacks inside Pakistan, said Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.
Addressing a passing-out parade at the Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul her, Abbottabad, on Saturday, the COAS urged the people of Afghanistan to choose ‘mutual peace and security over violence.’
Taliban government should act against militant proxies operating from Afghanistan’s soil for terrorist activities in Pakistan, he said.
In his address to the graduating cadets, Field Marshal Munir highlighted the armed forces’ role in defending the country’s internal and external frontiers since its creation.
He said that the Pakistan Army, with the full support of the nation, have demonstrated unwavering resolve, conviction, and professionalism in safeguarding the country’s sovereignty.
Celebrating the country’s victory against India’s aggression, the army chief said that Pakistan once again came out victorious against the treacherous enemy, marked by strategic blindness and naivety about its misguided hegemonic ambitions.
The Field Marshal, referring to the military operations in May, said that Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos had further strengthened public confidence in the competence and capabilities of Pakistan’s armed forces.
Field Marshal Munir added that the armed forces had neutralised all threats with remarkable professionalism. Pakistan, the COAS said, had demonstrated its readiness and “will to defend the nation by downing advanced aircraft like Rafales, targeting multiple bases such as S-400, and showcasing multidomain warfare capabilities”.
He criticised India’s eagerness to adjudge culpability, evade neutral investigations, and stage self-created evidence as indicative of the politicisation of terrorism for the vested interests of the ruling regime.
“Pakistan gained deep respect and admiration from the people of Pakistan and the international community because of the legitimacy and clear victory against a numerically superior adversary.
“Internally, it has further unified the nation and strengthened its resolve to defend against any threat, whether external or internal. It has reinforced the confidence, particularly among the youth, that the armed forces of Pakistan are an essential element of national power and are trusted with the responsibility to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state.
“Let me assure the nation that with the help and mercy of Allah, the Almighty, and with the support of the people, we will not lose an inch of the sacred land, and from here on you all shall be contributing to the same cause,” he said.
COAS Munir proudly saluted the people of Pakistan, every soldier, sailor, airman, the brave men, women, children and elderly who laid their lives during the testing times, and the Ghazis who fought with utmost conviction to defend the motherland at all costs.
‘No space for war in a nuclearised environment’
The army chief came down hard on India, asserting that “there is no space for war in a nuclearised environment,” and warning that Pakistan’s battle-hardened army will respond well beyond the expectations of any initiators if hostility is triggered.
He said that the Pakistan Army has fought for over two decades in the sub-conventional domain, successfully displaying its capabilities in conventional domains as well by delivering a swift and decisive blow to the adversary.
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