Dr Shabir Choudhry

Kashmir Dispute, Pakistan and the UN Resolutions Dr Shabir Choudhry

It is almost a ritual that the new army chief of Pakistan gives a strong statement against India to assure his people that he is also a brave soldier and is fully prepared to take on India. However, the new army chief of Pakistan, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, in his statement sent two messages. While speaking to his soldiers about line of control violations during a visit to the X Corps Rawalpindi, he said, "Each violation of any kind must be responded to with full force in the most effective manner."
After assuring his countrymen that he will also be tough with India, he, to the surprise of some, also sent a peace message when he said, "The situation at the line of control will hopefully improve soon."