Islamabad | Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that Pakistan will not start a war, but is ready to give the enemy the fullest possible response.
In a message on the occasion of Defence Day, observed every year to mark the sacrifices of Pakistani soldiers in the 1965 war with India, Khan said Pakistan was facing a similar situation again, with the enemy “again showing aggressive postures on the Line of Control” and changing the status of Kashmir.
“For Pakistan, Kashmir stands as its jugular vein. Altering its status poses challenges to Pakistan’s security and integrity,” said Imran Khan.
He accused India of unleashing a “reign of terror” on the Kashmiri people.
Imran Khan said he had urged the world leaders to come forward and to take note of the “doctrine of hate and genocide and push India to stop it forthwith” and to “consider the safety and security of India’s nuclear arsenal”.
“On our part, we as a nation are fully alive to any kind of misadventure by the enemy and will respond… I have informed the world that Pakistan does not want war, but at the same time, Pakistan cannot remain oblivious to the challenges posed to its security and integrity,” he said, adding that Pakistan is “prepared to give the enemy the fullest possible response”.
Pakistan army chief General Qamar Bajwa described Kashmir as “an unfinished agenda of the completion of Pakistan” and said the people and armed forces of Pakistan are “ready to sacrifice anything for their Kashmiri brethren”.
India-Pakistan tension has heightened after the former declared abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and decided to divide it into two Union Territories.
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