In remarks that can cause concerns in India, Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said Kashmir is an “unfinished agenda” of the partition in 1947 and Pakistan and Kashmir are “inseparable”.
Addressing cadets at the National Defence University (NDU) here, Raheel said, “Kashmir is an unfinished agenda of partition. Pakistan and Kashmir are inseparable.”
He also linked peace with India to resolving the Kashmir issue according to the UN resolutions.
“While we wish peace, stability in the region, we want Kashmir’s just resolution in the light of UN resolutions and as per aspirations of Kashmiris to bring lasting peace in the region,” he said.
Parts of Raheel’s speech were tweeted by Army Spokesman Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa.
Talking about the wars, Raheel said that the “contours of future wars are fast changing” but Pakistan was capable to defend it.
“While our enemies (are) supporting terrorism to stoke sub conventional conflicts and destabilise our country...(we are) fully determined and capable of defeating nefarious designs,” he said.