The president of the joint committee of chiefs of staff, General SAHUH SHAMSHAD MIRZA, told the BBC that Pakistan had fought the recent 96-hour conflict with India using only its own resources.
His remarks count the reports of the Indian media affirming the Chinese military assistance in Pakistan during the confrontation between the two nuclear neighbors last month.
General Mirza stressed that Pakistan used equipment comparable to that of India and had bought military equipment in other countries.
He stressed that the previous skirmishes were limited to the disputed areas and were not reached on the international border.
However, he continued: “This time, the borders were relatively peaceful and this time the cities were hot.”
He argued that this drop in the threshold where cities are considered focal targets are dangerous for India and Pakistan in any future conflict.
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The tensions between Pakistan and India skyrocketed after the attack on Pahalgam on April 22, killing 26 Indian illegally occupied the Jammu and the cashmere (iiojk). India blamed the elements of Pakistan without presenting any evidence, which Islamabad denied having called for an independent investigation. India has closed the border of Wagah, revoked visas and suspended the industrial water Treaty, which prompted Pakistan to call it an “act of war”.
The explosions struck the Pakistani cities from May 6 to 7, while India launched air attacks against Pakistan. Pakistan retaliated with operation Bunyan-Un-Marsoos, targeting Indian military sites. A commercial cease-fire in the United States was later announced after increasing military exchanges.
“This affects the commercial, investment and development needs of 1.5 billion people,” said President Mirza. “There is no resolution or mechanism for managing formalized conflicts at the moment.
He warned that future conflicts may not remain confined to specific regions and criticize the absence of an effective and organized mechanism to resolve Indo-Pak differences.
It continues that if there is only one defense mechanism available at any time and faces an Indian policy with an reckless and extremist state of mind, then the temporal window for the intervention decreases considerably.
He concludes by saying: “With the absence of any conflict management system, the chances of a spiral this conflict remains high”.
With regard to emergency communications, the president noted the use only to DGMO hotlines and expressed fears that extremist mentalities limit international intervention time.
He added that world powers, including the United States, have limited the time that remains for mediation.
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Previously, Pakistan on June 2, criticized the recent comments of Indian leaders, describing them as reflecting a hostile and dangerous state of mind that undermines regional peace.
Pakistan’s Foreign Office’s statement followed the remarks made by the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs of India on May 29, when he said that talks on cashmere would only proceed if Pakistan “hands on Azad Jammu and Cashmere”.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said any attempt to blame Pakistan for instability in the region was disconnected from the facts. “The international community is well aware of the aggressive conduct of India, including documented evidence of terrorism support in Pakistan,” he said.
