pakistan chief (COAS) blames india for agression and destabilize the region

Defence affairs - Def-Geopolitics

Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, has accused India of trying to destabilize the region and warned that any future aggression would be met with a “fitting response.”

Speaking to the Pakistani diaspora during his official visit to the United States on Sunday, Munir said India wanted to project itself as a “Vishwaguru” (world leader), but in reality “there is nothing of the sort.”

According to a statement issued by the military’s media wing, the ISPR, he accused India’s intelligence agency, RAW, of involvement in “transnational terrorist activities” that were a cause of global concern. “Examples include the killing of a Sikh leader in Canada, the case of eight Indian naval officers in Qatar, and incidents like that of Kulbhushan Jadhav,” he said.

Munir claimed Pakistan had fought a successful diplomatic battle against what he called India’s “discriminatory and duplicitous policies.” He said recent Indian military action – carried out on “shameful pretexts” – had violated Pakistan’s sovereignty and killed innocent civilians, bringing the region to the brink of a dangerous war.

“This Indian aggression brought the region to the edge of a dangerously flammable conflict, where any miscalculation could have been a major mistake,” he said, adding that he was grateful to U.S. President Donald Trump, whose “strategic leadership” helped avert war.

He stressed that Pakistan had responded “resolutely” to India’s provocation while preventing a wider conflict. “Pakistan has made it clear that any Indian aggression will receive a fitting response,” he said.

US SECOND VISIT

In Tampa, Munir attended the change-of-command ceremony at U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), where Adm. Brad Cooper succeeded Gen. Michael E. Kurilla. Munir praised Kurilla’s “exemplary leadership” and expressed confidence in continued cooperation under Cooper. He also met U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine and invited him to visit Pakistan.