Summary Neither Pakistani government nor the military fought war on terror for the aid: ISPR DG
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Asif Ghafoor Bajwa has welcomed the reaction at national level in Pakistan that United States (US) president Donald Trump’s anti-Pakistan remarks attracted.
In a statement issued by the media cell of the military, Major General Ghafoor said that neither Pakistan nor the military fought war on terror for the aid and that the world knows the results US bore after spending $1trillion in Afghanistan.
There was a time when Pakistan was faced with the choice of joining hands with Russia or the States and Pakistan chose the latter.
Pakistan and the States are allies and there cannot be a war between the two. Pakistan wishes that United States wins war on terror in Afghanistan and succeeds in peace process. Peace in Afghanistan would benefit all, he added,
Over 2 lac troops of Pakistan are at the border even today and Pakistan wishes to move ahead with good terms with the States however, there would be no compromise over sanctity of Pakistan.
ISPR DG said that India does not wish for Pakistan to prosper and that Pakistan was moving ahead towards development when Indian spy, convicted of espionage, Kulbhushan Jadhav was caught in Pakistan.
India does not want Pakistan to win war on terror, he stated.
Major General Ghafoor said that no country can dictate Pakistan for regional peace and that the army fought war on terror with support of the people and the government.
ISPR chief further said that the military does not want to comment on political matters. Political parties are resorting to rhetoric and are actively involving the people owing to nearing General Elections 2018.
