COAS Gen Bajwa never approached his Indian counterpart: ISPR

Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor rejected the story carried by Indian newspaper Hindustan Times.

RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor on Thursday rejected the story carried by Indian newspaper Hindustan Times that Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has approached his Indian counterpart and both had served together in Congo.

In a tweet, DG ISPR Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said that the story is factually incorrect and COAS Gen Qamar Bajwa has neither approached his Indian counterpart nor had served with him in Congo.

Hindustan Times reports that COAS had approached Indian COAS for talks & that both had served together in Congo. Story is factually incorrect. COAS has neither approached Indian COAS nor has served with him in Congo. Decision for talks is prerogative of both the govts.@htTweets

— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) January 24, 2019

He said the decision for talks is prerogative of both the governments.