Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir said on Thursday that India was doubling down on its \u201cnefarious agenda\u201d against Pakistan through the use of proxies after facing a \u201cmanifest defeat\u201d in the recent military conflict between the two countries. The military confrontation between India and Pakistan came as the former blamed Islamabad for the April 22 Pahalgam attack without evidence. On the night of May 6-7, New Delhi launched a series of air strikes on Pakistan, resulting in civilian casualties. Both sides then exchanged missiles, which stretched over the week. It took a US-brokered ceasefire for both sides to finally drop their guns. A day ago, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry had accused Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval of being the \u201cchief architect\u201d of terrorism in Pakistan. According to the ISPR chief, India provided funding, planning, intelligence and technical support to terrorist groups within Pakistan, such as Fitna-al-Khawarij and Fitna-al-Hindustan. Similarly, Field Marshal Munir said, while chairing the 271st Corps Commanders\u2019 Conference (CCC) at the General Headquarters (GHQ) today, \u201cFollowing its manifest defeat in direct aggression against Pakistan, post-Pahalgam incident, India is now doubling down to further its nefarious agenda through its proxies of Fitna-al-Khawarij and Fitna-al-Hindustan.\u201d In July last year, the government designated the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan as Fitna-al-Khawarij, while mandating all institutions to use the term khariji (outcast) when referring to the perpetrators of terrorist attacks on Pakistan. In May this year, the government designated all terrorist organisations in Balochistan as Fitna-al-Hindu\u00adstan \u2014 a new phrase aimed at framing India\u2019s alleged role in terrorism as a deliberate destabilisation strategy, potentially to galvanise domestic support. A statement from the ISPR said the CCC participants offered prayers for the martyrs of recent terrorist attacks by \u201cIndian-sponsored proxies\u201d. \u201cTaking stock of recent successes against terrorist proxies, forum resolved that blood of our martyrs will not go waste and the safety and security of people of Pakistan remain topmost priority for the armed forces of Pakistan. Forum strongly asserted that it is imperative to take decisive and holistic actions at all levels against the Indian-backed and sponsored proxies.\u201d The ISPR said the forum also noted the Indian military\u2019s \u201cbaseless insinuations to offset its comprehensive defeat\u201d, in an apparent reference to the deputy Indian army chief alleging last week that China gave Islamabad \u201clive inputs\u201d on key Indian positions during the conflict. \u201cInvoking third parties in what is unmistakably a bilateral military confrontation reflects a disingenuous attempt at bloc politics aimed at falsely projecting India\u2019s self-assigned role as a net security provider to accrue benefits in a region that is visibly growing disillusioned with Indian hegemonic ambitions and Hindutva-driven extremism,\u201d the ISPR quoted Field Marshal Munir as saying on the matter. The army brass also conducted a holistic review of the prevailing internal and external security dynamics, with particular emphasis on the recent developments in the Middle East and Iran, noting the \u201cgrowing propensity for \u2018use of force\u2019 as a preferred policy tool\u201d, saying it warranted \u201cpersistent development of self-reliant capabilities as well as national unity and resolve\u201d. The forum\u2019s members were further briefed on the military\u2019s ongoing drive with quick adaptation towards the \u201cevolving threat spectrum and changing character of war\u201d. The army chief also appreciated the leadership of the Pakistan Navy and the Pakistan Air Force for \u201cfurther strengthening tri-services synergy\u201d. Field Marshal Munir also shared details of the country\u2019s \u201cproactive and successful\u201d diplomatic manoeuvres, including recent visits to Iran, Turkiye, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, where he had accompanied Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. \u201cForum was also briefed on the historic and unique visit of the COAS to US, where meetings with top-tier leadership afforded an opportunity to share first hand Pakistan\u2019s objective perspective on bilateral, regional and extra-regional developments.\u201d In his concluding remarks, the ISPR said the army chief expressed \u201cfull confidence in the operational readiness of Pakistan Army against complete threat spectrum\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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