Tuesday 29 November 2016

India’s ‘aggressive stance’ in Kashmir has endangered the region: Gen Raheel in farewell speech

KL News Network

Srinagar

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Warning India, outgoing Pakistan Army chief, Lt Gen Raheel Sharif Tuesday said that “mistaking our policy of patience for weakness” would prove “dangerous”, reports said.

Speaking at the ‘Change of Command’ ceremony at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, reports quoted Gen Sharif as having said, “In recent months, India’s increasing violence and aggressive stance in Kashmir have endangered the region.”

He, according to reports said, “India should know that mistaking our policy of patience for weakness would be dangerous.”

In his farewell speech, Gen Sharif stressed the need for institutions to work together for the nation’s progress, and cautioned India against adopting an aggressive stance in the region.

Sharif said that he always prioritized national interest in every decision he made during his tenure. But the security situation in the region remains “complicated”.

During the ceremony Gen Sharif handed over the “command stick” to the news Army chief of Pakistan, General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

General Qamar Javed Bajwa officially took charge as the 16th army chief of Pakistan during the ceremony.



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