Islamabad’s warning: We will not tolerate any aggression.
The statements of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, the commander of the Pakistani army, are being made while the country signed a permanent ceasefire agreement in Doha last Saturday after bloody border clashes with Afghanistan.
In addition, despite the lapse of five months since the war between them, provocative statements by Pakistan and India continue, and Islamabad accuses its eastern neighbor of trying to impose a new war.
Yesterday, the Pakistani army chief said in a meeting with a group of the country’s political and social elites at the army headquarters in Rawalpindi: Pakistan seeks peace and stability in the region.
At the same time, he warned: Any violation of Pakistan’s territorial integrity, whether direct or indirect, will be met with a decisive and strong response.
During the first round of talks (after violent clashes on each other’s borders), which were held last Saturday night in Doha with the mediation of Qatar and Turkey, Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban agreed to immediately implement a ceasefire and establish mechanisms to establish lasting peace and stability.
The two sides agreed to establish an immediate ceasefire and devise mechanisms to establish lasting peace and security between the two countries. According to a report by the Qatari Foreign Ministry, the two sides also agreed to hold follow-up meetings in the coming days to ensure the sustainability of the ceasefire and to achieve its implementation credibly and sustainably in a way that leads to security and stability in both countries.
However, the borders of the two countries have been closed for the past 11 days, leading to serious problems for the movement of each other’s citizens, especially for commercial activities.
The Pakistani Defense Minister announced that the second round of talks with the Afghan Taliban will be held in Istanbul next Saturday (October 25).