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Islamabad : Former senior officials have sounded a note of caution about Pakistan - India backchannel talks and emphasized on ascertaining Indian intentions before investing in the process further,.
Say talks could be tactical move to trap Pakistan; stress firmness of stance on IOK
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ISLAMABAD:
Retired diplomats and generals have sounded a note of caution about Pakistan, India backchannel talks and emphasized ascertaining Indian intentions before investing in the process further, besides remaining steadfast on the Kashmir dispute.
Speaking at the Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) webinar on Monday, former Defense Secretary Lt. Gen. (R) Asif Yasin Malik, Former Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador to the UK and US Dr. Maleeha Lodhi, and Former Envoy to India and Germany Ambassador Abdul Basit feared that Indian move to engage in backchannel could be a tactical one for trapping Pakistan in talks.
Daily Times
April 5, 2021
Major General Saqib Mehmood Malik has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday.
According to the ISPR, Lt Gen Malik has been appointed as the Chief of Logistics Staff, Pakistan Army.
Earlier on November 5, six major generals of the Pakistan Army were promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, a statement issued by the ISPR Director General Major General Babar Iftikhar had said.
According to the spokesperson for the military’s media wing, the approval for promotions was given in a promotion board meeting held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, presided over by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa.