Islamabad:
The Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lieutenant-General, Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, warned India against water weapons, saying that it could trigger the consequences that generations echo, because New Delhi threatens to stop the flow of water from the Industry river in the midst of tensions.
Speaking in an interview with Arab News, the lieutenant-general of DG Ispr Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry warned that any decision of India to block Pakistan water would cross a red line.
“It is a madman who may think that he can stop water by 240 million and more people from this country,” he said.
“I hope that time will not come, but it will be such actions that the world will see and the consequences of what we will fight for years and decades to come. No one dares to stop water from Pakistan.”
The lively remarks occur in the wake of the unilateral suspension of India from the Industry Water Treaty in decade last month, following a fatal attack on Indian tourists, Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), in New Delhi, accused Pakistan – an assertion (IIOJK).
Since then, the region has been pushed to the edge again. In early May, India launched a cross -border strike dam, not only through the control line (loc), but also in the continent of Pakistan, saying that it was aiming for militant hiding places.
Pakistan retaliated, targeting 26 Indian military sites before a commercial cease-fire in the United States stopped operations on May 10.
However, calm has remained fragile. The declaration of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week that India would cut the waters of the Indus that flow into Pakistan rekindled fears of climbing. For Islamabad, such a decision is equivalent to an act of war.
Despite the ceasefire, the CEO ISPR argued that Pakistan remains attached to peace, but with wide open eyes.
“The armed forces of Pakistan are professional armed forces and we adhere to the commitments we make, and we follow the letter and the mind the instructions of the political government and the commitments they hold,” he said.
“Regarding the Pakistani army, this cease-fire will be easily held and there have been communication buildings between both sides,” he added.
Since the truce, the two nations have accused each other of ceasefire violations, a familiar back and forth which risks taking off the balance again. Chaudhry stressed that Pakistan’s response was proportionate and precise.
“If a violation occurs, our answer is still there … But it is only addressed on these positions and these positions from which the violations of the ceasefire occur. We never caill the civilians. We never caloched any civil infrastructure.”
The CEO ISPR revealed that India had lost six planes, including gusts built in French and a 2000 Mirage, as well as a precious Russian manufacturing air defense system during the four-day exchange.
Previous reports had put the number at five, but Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed the sixth defeat this week.
“I can confirm that the sixth plane is a Mirage 2000,” said Lieutenant-General Chaudhry. “We only targeted the plane … We could have removed more, but we showed a restraint,” he noted.
For the future, Chaudhry has warned that the spectrum of a renewed conflict will continue to haunt the region unless the basic problem – cashmere – is treated head on.
“Their policy on cashmere does not work,” he said. “Until the Indians are not seated and do not talk about cashmere, then (like) two countries we sit down, and we find a solution, the conflict potential is there.”
“Peace is our first priority”
Separately, in a firm retaliated with regional erroneous perceptions, the CEO ISPR said that Pakistan is not a belligerent actor but a country that values peace above all.
“We are not a violent nation, we are a serious nation. Our first priority is peace,” said Lieutenant-General Chaudhry in RT Arabic in an interview, as reported by PTV News.
“Great and sensible powers like the United States understand better what the Spirit of the Pakistani people is,” he added.
By taking off the layers of ceasefire negotiations following the reprisal operation of Pakistan Bunyan-a-Marsoos, Lieutenant-General Chaudhry revealed that the initial call for the break came from the Indian side.
According to him, the spokesman for the Indian Ministry of Defense had “personally asked for a cease-fire”.
“We want peace and stability, so we said, why not?” It was cited by PTV News.
Recognizing diplomatic work behind the agreement, the military spokesman praised the role of the Pakistani diplomats who accessed on the occasion with “great wisdom and in an extraordinary way”.
“Pakistan, with great maturity, responded quickly, firmly and efficiently, forcing the enemy to face reality,” he said, referring to the decline in five Indian air aircraft in retaliation for the deadly air strikes in India in the night of May 6 to 7.
“The Nation and the Armed Forces of Pakistan have united as an unbreakable wall,” he said.
Recounting the outstretched events from May 9 to 10, Lieutenant-General Chaudhry described how the conflict approached a boiling point when the two parties engaged in a demonstration of force. He said India had pulled more missiles overnight in order to intimidate Pakistan, but underestimated the determination of the nation.
“The enemy pulled more missiles in the night of May 9 and 10 to scare us. India has forgotten that the Pakistani nation and its forces cannot be forced to bow.
“No civil objective was injured; it was an appropriate, fair and balanced response,” he said.
“India has rejected the logical neutral probe”
Regarding the origins of the conflict, the CEO ISPR stressed that understanding the full context of Pakistani-Indic tensions requires examining the wider backdrop.
“India hides behind a false story to hide the truth,” he said, referring to the pahalgam incident. He stressed that if the Indian media began to accuse Pakistan in the minutes following the event, their own foreign ministry admitted two days later that investigations were still in progress.
“Where is the wisdom to make allegations without investigation and evidence?” questioned.
Lieutenant-General Chaudhry stressed that the Pakistani government had taken a position in principle by offering to cooperate with a neutral and impartial investigation, a proposal which was rejected by New Delhi.
“India has rejected this logical offer and, unilaterally acting, has drawn missiles on our mosques, martyring children, women and elders,” he said.
Affirming the unwavering commitment of the army, the head of the ISPR stressed that the defense of the territorial integrity of the nation remains a sacred trust.
“The sacred responsibility entrusted to the armed forces of Pakistan is to protect the sovereignty and the borders of the country,” he said, adding that the forces had fulfilled this obligation and “would continue to do so at all costs”.
The CEO ISPR has also reiterated long -standing concerns concerning the alleged role of India in the destabilization of Pakistan thanks to secret support for terrorism.
“India is the real sponsor of current terrorism in Pakistan, be it Khawarij groups or active terrorists in Balutchistan,” he said, explicitly referring to the prohibited tehrek-e-taliban, also known as Fitna al Khawarij.
