Pakistan Army Chief says any misadventure will be paid back in same coin

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday visited Line of Control and reviewed state of preparedness of the Pakistan Army.Inter Services Public Relations, the media wing of the military, said in a statement here, “Chief of Army Staff General Bajwa lauded high moral of the troops at LoC.”General Bajwa said, “Pakistan is a peace loving country but we will not be intimidated or coerced. Any aggression or misadventure shall be paid back in same coin.”Earlier on Friday, Military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor said Pakistan was capable of giving a response which would surprise India if any war is imposed .Speaking to the media to discuss the situation that has emerged after Pulwama attack, the military spokesman said India blamed Pakistan after a man in Occupied Kashmir killed Indian soldiers in Pulwama.He said Pakistan took sometime to respond and the prime minister issued his statement after seeing shortsightedness of India.Major Gen Asif Ghafoor shed light on the past events that led to war between the two countries.He said Pakistan creation in 1947 was a reality that India has not accepted so far.The ISPR DG said Pakistan had nothing to gain from Pulwama attack.He said Indian government should seek explanation from its security forces before blaming cross border elements for attacks in Occupied Kashmir or on its own territory . He said how can such elements cross the border in the presence of strict security arrangements on the Line Of Control (LoC).The ISPR chief said why would Pakistan want to stage a militant attack in Occupied Kashmir when eight important events were due in the month of February and March including Saudi Crown Prince visit, UNSC discussion on terrorism, Afghan political reconciliation process, EU meeting on Kashmir, Kulbhushan Jhadav hearing at the ICJ, key FATF meet in Paris, Kartarpur Border meeting between Indian and Pakistan and the PSL 2019. 

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