General SAHUR SHAMSHAD MIRZA, Chairman of the joint committee of Chiefs of Staff (CJCSC), called for the urgent resolution of the cashmere dispute, warning that continuous tensions with India threaten regional peace and security.
General Mirza, made the remarks while representing Pakistan at the 22nd Shangri-La 2025 dialogue in Singapore, a key summit of Asian security.
“The resolution of the cashmere dispute in accordance with the resolutions of the UN Security Council is essential for lasting peace in South Asia,” said General Mirza, describing the conflict as the “deep cause” of sustainable hostility between Islamabad and New Delhi.
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He highlighted the need for active and effective – bilateral, regional and global dialogue frameworks – to prevent conflicts rather than responding after climbing.
Mirza has also criticized the recent actions of India concerning the management of water flow, accusing New Delhi of having tried to arm the shared water resources.
“The use of India water as a weapon of war is a clear violation of international law,” he said. “Any attempt to block or divert the waters of Pakistan will be considered as an act of war, in accordance with the policy of the National Pakistani National Security Committee.”
General Mirza reaffirmed that Pakistan is open to lasting peace with India, but such peace must be based on dignity, equality and mutual respect.
He also expressed his concern about the absence of reliable crisis management structures, noting that failure to act early often prevents the international community from intervening before tensions.
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“The situation since the Pahalgam incident endorses regional development. We need mutual restraint, recognition of red lines and balance to ensure lasting peace,” he said.
Mirza called on the world powers to help restore a formal dialogue mechanism between Pakistan and India, warning that the current vacuum increases the risk of calculation and climbing error.
Pakistan’s participation in the Shangri-La dialogue is in an increased era of friction with India and increasing concerns concerning resources and territorial disputes through South Asia.
The country has used the platform to repeat its long-standing position on cashmere and defend stronger diplomatic channels to deal with unresolved conflicts.
Earlier, the chief of staff of the army, Marshal Asim Munnir, said that Pakistan would never accept Indian hegemony in South Asia, expressing a firm opposition to the regional posture of New Delhi and to the in progress.
In the remarks shared by the army media wing, ISPR, the chief of staff of the army, has transmitted a strong feeling of determination to what he described as the attempts of India to affirm domination. He reiterated the unshakable position of Pakistan on Jammu-et-Cachemire of illegal occupation (IIOJK), and raised concerns concerning the approach of India to the sharing of cross-border water.
Last month, after four days of intense clashes between India and Pakistan, American president Donald Trump went to social networks to announce that the two countries had accepted a “full and immediate ceasefire”, negotiated by the United States. He also proposed to mediate a solution to the long -standing dispute in cashmere.
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Trump said: “I will work with you both to see if, after a thousand years, a solution can have arrived concerning cashmere.”
Pakistan welcomed President Trump’s mediation offer. In a statement, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shafqat Ali Khan, said that Islamabad appreciated Trump’s support for peace and reiterated that any regulation should comply with the resolutions of the UN Security Council.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that the cashmere dispute remains at the heart of regional stability and has broader implications for global security.
