Kashmir unfinished agenda, hindering peace, says Gen Sharif

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  • Urges caution against ‘detractors and spoilers who intend to sabotage the reconciliation process between the two countries’

 

Army Chief General Raheel Sharif has said that Kashmir is an unfinished agenda of Indo-Pak Partition which needs to be resolved for the sake of peace and stability in the region.

According to tweets by Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa, the army chief was addressing a gathering at Royal United Services Institute in London on Friday.

According to the tweets, Gen Sharif said “Indian intransigence and the violations at Line of Control are negatively affecting the region”.

Pakistan’s security environment is becoming conducive for upward economic trajectory and the military will continue its efforts towards bringing total security in the country, Gen Sharif was quoted as saying.

Talking about the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan, the army chief said that Pakistan’s military and government supports enduring and permanent peace in Afghanistan.

Gen Sharif urged all the stakeholders to beware of the detractors and spoilers who intend to sabotage the reconciliation process between the two countries.

He went on to say that Pakistan holds brotherly ties with Afghanistan. “There is dire need of border management and international cooperation to make regional peace possible.”