India, Pakistan must resolve Jammu & Kashmir issue peacefully: Pakistan Army Chief General Bajwa
General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s remarks assume significance as it hints at possible softening of Pakistan’s stand on Jammu & Kashmir and the country s aim to improve bilateral ties with India.
File image: Pakistan s Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa
Pakistani Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on February 2 that India and Pakistan must resolve the Jammu and Kashmir issue in a “dignified and peaceful manner”. Pakistan, Bajwa said, is a peace-loving country and committed to peaceful co-existence in the region.
“We stand firmly committed to the ideal of mutual respect and peaceful co-existence. It is time to extend hand of peace in all directions,” the Army chief was quoted by local media as saying. He was addressing a graduation ceremony at Pakistan Air Force (PAF)’s Asghar Khan Academy at Risalpur, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.