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Kashmir integral part of national agenda: Pak army

Kashmir integral part of national agenda: Pak army

Author: PTI
Publication: The Times of India
Date: June 3, 2003

Despite international pressure, Kashmir would remain an  "inseparable" part of Pakistan's national policy and a key  component of Islamabad's overall strategy, Vice Chief of Army  Staff Gen Mohammad Yusuf Khan has said.

"The international pressures notwithstanding, Kashmir shall remain  an inseparable component of our national policy and consequently a  vital strand of our strategy, he said while addressing the  participants of War Course at Naval War College on Monday in  Lahore.

Welcoming the offer of talks by Prime Minister Atal Bihari  Vajpayee, he however, asked the Pakistan military not to lower its  guard in the face of the emergence of the new peace process  between India and Pakistan.

"The recent peace proposal of the Indian Prime Minister is surely  a welcome step. But let me emphasise that as professional soldiers  and sailors, we must never let our guards down. We ought to be  very clear that the only guarantee for peace is our preparedness  for war," he was quoted as saying by the official APP news  agency.

Gen. Yusuf also said that Pakistan army should beef up its  conventional forces if the deterrence with India failed.

"We must be able to deter aggression and defend land frontiers of  Pakistan. However, in case deterrence fails, we have to maintain a  strong defensive capability to absorb enemy's offensive, inflict  serious attrition, and embroil enemy's committed forces.
 


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